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(19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. N0.: US 2005/0074246 A1 Hayward et al.
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(54) SUPPLY ORDERING APPARATUS
Apr. 7, 2005
tinuation-in-part of application No. 09/397,126, ?led on Sep. 16, 1999.
(75) Inventors: glen Hfyl‘gsrld> Blio‘gpcilm NYISIgS); are
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Continuation-in-part of application No. 09/662,284,
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(73) Assignee: Xerox Corporation
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An automatic supply ordering system for electronically
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ABSTRACT
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Division of application No. 09/662,198, ?led on Sep.
ordering a consumable component or replaceable part in a marking machine. The system provides electronic identi? cation of a condition of a replaceable component and automatically electronically sends an offer to purchase a replacement part upon identi?cation of a threshold condi
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