Patent ID: 8665488

Claim:
A printing device placement system comprising: a memory device storing a floor plan of a space; a processor determining a first location in said space for placing a printing device, said first location being an optimal location for placing said printing device between multiple different locations and being determined based on distances from said multiple different locations, said multiple different locations being current locations of multiple different printing devices being replaced by said printing device, said multiple different printing devices having different use statistics, said distances being different distances from each of said multiple different locations, said different distances being determined based on weighting of said multiple different locations, said multiple different locations being weighted based on said different use statistics for purposes of determining said optimal location such that, between a first current location of a high document volume printing device and a second current location of a low document volume printing device, said optimal location for placing said printing device will be determined to be closer to said first current location than said second current location, said processor further defining successive contour regions comprising at least: a first contour region immediately adjacent to and surrounding said first location; and, a second contour region immediately adjacent to and surrounding said first contour region, said first contour region and said second contour region comprising alternative regions for possible placement of said printing device between said multiple different locations when said first location is unavailable, and said first contour region comprising a more advantageous region for placing said printing device than said second contour region given said distances; and a plotter operatively connected to said memory device and said processor, said plotter forming, on said floor plan, a mark representing said first location and contour lines indicating said successive contour regions.