System and method for communicating with printers using web site technology
A method of controlling a printer is disclosed wherein a printer is provided with software to host its own web site, wherein the printer has its own URL http based address so that a user interface can interact with the printer via interconnection with the internet in order to provide access to and control the printer.
1 . A method of controlling a printer, comprising:
providing a printer with software to host its own web site, wherein the printer has its own URL http based address;
providing a user interface to interact with the printer;
interconnecting the user interface to the internet in order to provide access to the printer.
2 . A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein access to the printer is secure access.
3 . A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein access to the printer is enabled in a secure manner without direct access to the printer OS file system.
4 . A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein access to the printer enables remote administration of software/firmware updates.
5 . A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the printer Web site is scaleable to move upstream to a multiple printer management server which thereby controls multiple printers.
6 . A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the printer Web site enables direct job submission to a system print queue without accessing the system User Interface.
7 . A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the printer Web site enables direct job submission to a system print queue without accessing the printer driver.
8 . A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the printer Web site enables remote management of print queues.
9 . A printing system comprising:
a printer with software to host its own web site, wherein the printer has its own URL http based address;
a user interface to interact with the printer via the internet in order to provide user access to the printer.
10 . A method in accordance with claim 9 , wherein access to the printer is secure access.
11 . A method in accordance with claim 9 , wherein access to the printer is enabled in a secure manner without direct access to the printer OS file system.
12 . A method in accordance with claim 9 , wherein access to the printer enables remote administration of software/firmware updates.
13 . A method in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the printer Web site is scaleable to move upstream to a multiple printer management server which thereby controls multiple printers.
14 . A method in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the printer Web site enables direct job submission to a system print queue without accessing the system User Interface.
15 . A method in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the printer Web site enables direct job submission to a system print queue without accessing the printer driver.
16 . A method in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the printer Web site enables remote management of print queues.