Instant messaging messages and commands for status and control

A method and system for communicating with computer system peripheral devices, wherein Instant Messaging software is embedded within a peripheral device and the peripheral device uses the embedded software to communicate with a computer system responsive to an event. In one embodiment the peripheral...

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Hauptverfasser:	PRICE SUZANNE L, PRICE STEPHEN G
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ELECTRICITY PHYSICS SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Zusammenfassung:	A method and system for communicating with computer system peripheral devices, wherein Instant Messaging software is embedded within a peripheral device and the peripheral device uses the embedded software to communicate with a computer system responsive to an event. In one embodiment the peripheral device uses the embedded software to send out Instant Messaging messages responsive to a status of the peripheral device or an event. In another embodiment the peripheral device uses the embedded software to receive and process at least one Instant Messaging message from a user, application program or other device, and to responsively take action to the at least one message. According to the present invention a device may use the embedded software to create the Instant Messaging message responsive to a characteristic of the output job or a status of the device.