Patent ID: 7899900
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of monitoring an image output device among distinct devices communicatively coupled to a network, the method comprising: transmitting, periodically by a monitoring device using an IP address of the image output device, a request for information to the image output device using an HTTP communication protocol; receiving, by the monitoring device, the information from the image output device in a form of a web page file obtained through the HTTP communication protocol, the web page file consisting of a plurality of characters; obtaining, from a memory, based on a manufacturer and model of the image output device, a keystring associated with a desired parameter; searching, automatically by the monitoring device, the web page file received from the image output device to locate and extract, from the web page file, a value for the desired parameter using the keystring obtained from the memory; and storing the extracted value of the desired parameter.