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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2007
Matthew Scrafford, Fairort, NY (US);
Shawn Kammerdiener, Rochester, NY (US);
Victor Ciriza, La Tour du Pin, FR;
Pascal Valobra, Meylan, FR;
Bruno Marquie, St. Martin d'Heres, FR;
Kirk Pothos, Webster, NY (US);
Guillaume Bouchard, Crolles, FR;
Francois Ragnet, Venon, FR;
Matthew Scrafford, Fairort, NY (US);
Shawn Kammerdiener, Rochester, NY (US);
Victor Ciriza, La Tour du Pin, FR;
Pascal Valobra, Meylan, FR;
Bruno Marquie, St. Martin d'Heres, FR;
Kirk Pothos, Webster, NY (US);
Guillaume Bouchard, Crolles, FR;
Francois Ragnet, Venon, FR;
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are presented for performing one or more printer device management functions in a network, in which affinities between printers are determined from job tracking data to indicate associations between printer devices and user devices, and the affinity data is used to perform one or more printer management functions such as determining printer connections for new or roaming user devices, print job redirection, and identification of underutilized printer device assets.