Office machine monitoring device
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First Claim
1. A device for monitoring an office machine, comprising:
- an interface unit coupled to a main logic board and a display circuit of the office machine, the interface unit being directly connected to the main logic board to receive data generated by the main logic board, the interface unit providing the data to the display circuit;
a microcontroller unit operable to process the data provided by the interface unit; and
a transceiver unit operable to transmit the data processed by the microcontroller unit through a wireless transmission technique.
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Abstract
An office machine monitoring device (31) includes an interface unit (32) that couples to a main logic board (50) and a front panel display circuit (52) of an office machine (30). The interface unit (32) intercepts data exchanged between the main logic board (50) and the front panel display circuit (52). The interface unit (32) provides the intercepted data to a microcontroller unit (34) for processing. The microcontroller unit (34) processes the intercepted data and provides a wireless message to a transceiver unit (36). The transceiver unit (36) transmits the wireless message to a supervisory transceiver base unit (28) to allow for remote monitoring and control of the office machine (30).
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12 Claims
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1. A device for monitoring an office machine, comprising:
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an interface unit coupled to a main logic board and a display circuit of the office machine, the interface unit being directly connected to the main logic board to receive data generated by the main logic board, the interface unit providing the data to the display circuit; a microcontroller unit operable to process the data provided by the interface unit; and a transceiver unit operable to transmit the data processed by the microcontroller unit through a wireless transmission technique. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for monitoring an office machine, comprising:
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an office machine monitoring device coupled to the office machine, the office machine monitoring device including; an interface unit coupled to a main logic board and a display circuit of the office machine, the interface unit being directly connected to the main logic board to receive data generated by the main logic board, the interface unit providing the data to the display circuit; a microcontroller unit operable to process the data received by the interface unit; a transceiver unit operable to transmit the data processed by the microcontroller unit through a wireless transmission technique; a supervisory transceiver base unit operable to receive the data transmitted by the transmitter unit; and a base microprocessor unit operable to process the data received by the supervisory transceiver base unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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Current AssigneePenovia LLC (IP Edge LLC)
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Original AssigneeFrank S. Groenteman
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InventorsGroenteman, Frank S.
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Primary Examiner(s)Trammell, James P.
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Application NumberUS08/760,389Time in Patent Office678 DaysField of Search364/550, 355/308, 355/14, 355/704, 355/207, 340/825.17, 375/200, 399/8, 399/81US Class Current702/188CPC Class CodesH04N 1/00002 Diagnosis, testing or measu...H04N 1/0001 Transmission systems or arr...H04N 1/00042 Monitoring, i.e. observatio...H04N 1/0035 User-machine interface; Con...H04N 1/00477 Indicating status, e.g. of ...H04N 1/00912 Arrangements for controllin...
