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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2015
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Debashis Panda, Concord, CA (US);
Arthur Alacar, Concord, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a printing device searching and management system and method. The method involves receiving a search input comprising a plurality of characters. The method also involves determining a search condition based on a first portion of the plurality of characters. The method further involves determining a command based on a second portion of the plurality of characters. Additionally, the method involves determining whether at least one printing device of the plurality of printing devices meets a criterion specified by the search condition. If at least one printing device meets the criterion, the method involves identifying one or more printing devices that meet the criterion specified by the search condition. Further, the method involves executing the determined command in association with at least one particular printing device from among the identified one or more printing devices on a device specified by the determined command.