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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2012
Transact Technologies Incorporated, Hamden, CT (US);
TransAct Technologies Incorporated, Hamden, CT (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring printer status in a networked environment are provided. For each of a plurality of printers, a respective server port device is connected to a communication port of a corresponding printer. Each server port device is adapted to receive real-time printer status information from the corresponding printer. A status monitor is provided for receiving the printer status information from one or more of the server port devices. The printer status information is wirelessly broadcast from the respective server port devices to an IP address of the status monitor. The server port device may comprise a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) status processor for converting the printer status information received from the printer in a first format into a second format for broadcast using a UDP protocol.