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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2014
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Billy Brian Boone, Louisville, KY (US);
Richard Francis Russell, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods coordinate imaging in a fleet of disparate imaging devices. Each imaging device is associated to a unique identifier. Imaging volumes are gathered for each device in advance of a user walkthrough past the fleet. The volumes are averaged over a predetermined time period and displayed to the user during their walkthrough on a handheld computing device. A confidence factor is included so the user can ascertain reliability of the volume averages. The handheld computing device provides the user real-time knowledge of the fleet to better coordinate managed print services, for example. The handheld computing device is also configured to receive partial data from the user and in response provide selectable options corresponding to an identity of the imaging devices as standardized by third party reference data, for instance. Embodiments typify user interfaces, user actions, data, and computing applications, to name a few.