Patent ID: 7755787
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for managing a plurality of printers shared among a plurality of users, wherein at least two of the plurality of printers are of a same model, the method comprising: configuring a memory unit of each of the at least two of the plurality of printers to report a common serial number by setting a serial number flag in a memory unit of a printer to a predefined value, such that when a computer is connected to the printer, the printer reports the common serial number to the computer; modifying a firmware of the printer to enable the printer to process a printer command file; and providing the printer command file to the printer, wherein the printer command file includes an activation command for setting the serial number flag in the memory unit to the predefined value, and wherein an actual serial number of each of the at least two of the plurality of printers is suppressed.