Patent ID: 8767257
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: G03G,G06F,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of retrieving print media attributes of print media, comprising: hosting print media attributes for a plurality of image forming apparatuses on at least one print media database server, and wherein the at least one print media database server contains print media attributes for a plurality of print media from one or more manufacturers; updating the at least one print media database per a request of the one or more manufacturers of the plurality of print media by periodically receiving additional print media attributes from the one or more manufacturers, wherein the updating the at least one print media data base includes enabling, by the at least one print media database server, access to the additional print media attributes in the at least one print media database by the plurality of image forming apparatuses, after accuracy of the additional print media attributes is confirmed; obtaining information from a package of print media by scanning a cover of the package of print media on a scanner section of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, wherein the scanner section is configured to optically read a document using an image recognition system; sending the information obtained using the image recognition system via a network connection to the at least one print media database server to retrieve the print media attributes for the package of print media; retrieving the print media attributes of the package of print media by matching the information obtained from the image recognition system to a print attribute database hosted by the at least one print media database server, the print attribute database containing print media attributes for a plurality of print mediums, which are available to the plurality of image forming apparatuses; and sending the print media attributes for the package of print media to the plurality of image forming apparatuses, which generates printer configuration settings for the print media.