US 12,118,258 B2
Methods and printing system for peer-to-peer printing device management
Javier A. Morales, Rochester, NY (US)
Assigned to KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC., Osaka (JP)
Filed by Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/112,102.
Prior Publication US 2024/0281184 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1291 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1203 (2013.01); G06F 3/1225 (2013.01); G06F 3/123 (2013.01); G06F 3/1232 (2013.01); G06F 3/1236 (2013.01); G06F 3/1284 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing a printing system, the method comprising:
accessing the printing system by a first printing device;
identifying a second printing device within the printing system by the first printing device;
querying the second printing device by the first printing device for information regarding at least one software program on the second printing device;
determining a difference between the at least one software program on the second printing device and at least one software program on the first printing device;
upgrading the at least one software program on the first printing device to match the at least one software program on the second printing device;
comparing at least one configuration setting at the first printing device with at least one configuration setting at the second printing device, wherein a configuration of the at least one configuration setting relates to a printing operation; and
automatically matching the configuration setting related to the printing operation at the first printing device to the configuration setting related to the printing operation at the second printing device.