Patent ID: 7661142
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for tracking feature usage in a document processing environment comprising: a document processing device having a plurality of features, services, or functions; tracking means associated with tracking usage of each of the plurality of features, services, or functions of a document processing device; feature tracking parameter storage means adapted for storing a plurality of feature tracking parameters, each feature tracking parameter corresponding to a preselected document processing usage environment; means adapted for receiving, from an associated administrator, selection data corresponding to at least one of the feature tracking parameter; means adapted for receiving the selection data, via a data network, into an associated document processing device; monitoring means adapted for securing usage information with suitable security or password from each tracking means relating to each of a plurality of document processing operations specified by each feature tracking parameter corresponding to the selection data, which usage information is representative of at least one of frequency and duration; usage information storage means adapted for storing usage information; means adapted for selectively communicating the usage information via the data network so as to be available to the associated administrator; and means adapted for deleting at least a portion usage information from the usage information storage means in accordance with at least one of a capacity of the usage information storage means and passage of a preselected time.