Patent ID: 6813037
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: G03G,G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
A system of at least one workstation and an image reproduction device connected thereto by a digital network, the workstation having a processor unit, a display screen, and an operator control device, said image reproduction device having an automatic system for bringing said image reproduction device into an energy conservation mode, which energy conservation mode differs from a normal operating mode for making prints on image supports, the system comprising:said workstation further provided with a control program for communication with said image reproduction device; said control program calling up or receiving information from said image reproduction device concerning a status of said image reproduction device; said control program displaying current status information concerning said image reproduction device on the workstation display screen; said control program provided with means for detecting that said image reproduction device is in an energy conservation mode; and said control program adapted to display whether said image reproduction device is in the energy conservation mode on the workstation display screen, wherein said control program in the workstation is provided with means for determining how long it will take to bring said image reproduction device back to the normal operating mode from an energy conservation mode in which it is at that time, and wherein said control program is adapted to display information from said determining means on the workstation display screen.