Client device using a web browser to control a periphery device via a printer

US9052853B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9052853-B2
Application numberUS-201314140268-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 24, 2013
Priority dateJan 2, 2013
Publication dateJun 9, 2015
Grant dateJun 9, 2015

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A device control system has a terminal 3 with a web browser 31 , and a printer 5 that controls a connected device. The terminal 3 calls an object that controls a device and is instantiated by the device API 33 to support the device, and sends a request to the printer 5 , by the web application 32 ; and the printer 5 executes a device control script 502 that controls the device, receives requests sent through the device API 33 , and controls the device.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A periphery device control system comprising: a periphery device selected as a target device; a first computing device that runs a web browser executing a web application that accesses a target-device application programming interface (API that initiates a control object configured to control the target device; and a first printer that communicates with the first computing device, the first printer including a connection unit and a control unit, th…

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What does patent US9052853B2 cover?
A device control system has a terminal 3 with a web browser 31 , and a printer 5 that controls a connected device. The terminal 3 calls an object that controls a device and is instantiated by the device API 33 to support the device, and sends a request to the printer 5 , by the web application 32 ; and the printer 5 executes a device control script 502 that controls the device, r…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Seiko Epson Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/1204. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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