Network-based event notification system

US9367274B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9367274-B2
Application numberUS-201314375031-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 29, 2013
Priority dateJan 30, 2012
Publication dateJun 14, 2016
Grant dateJun 14, 2016

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Upon startup of an OS, the present invention obtains an entry of a StatusMonitor key from all printer driver setting information subscribed in a registry by means of a subscriber (S 0 ), and if a value thereof is 1, obtains an entry of a key including “Notification”. If a value of an array element 0 indicates activation of notification, the present invention obtains a character string of an array element 1 as an event type, and makes a Subscribe request to an image forming apparatus (S 3 ). The present invention stores a subscription ID being returned, and makes an Unsubscribe request to the image forming apparatus for all subscription IDs thus stored, upon shut-down of the OS.

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What is claimed is: 1. A network-based event notification system comprising: a plurality of image forming apparatuses connected to a network; and a host, which includes a plurality of printer drivers corresponding to the plurality of image forming apparatuses connected to the network, the plurality of printer drivers being installed in a storage unit included in the host; wherein the event notification system notifies the host of an event based on a request from the host to an…

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What does patent US9367274B2 cover?
Upon startup of an OS, the present invention obtains an entry of a StatusMonitor key from all printer driver setting information subscribed in a registry by means of a subscriber (S 0 ), and if a value thereof is 1, obtains an entry of a key including “Notification”. If a value of an array element 0 indicates activation of notification, the present invention obtains a character string of an arr…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/1285. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 14 2016 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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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).