Identification card manufacturing system supply ordering and diagnostic report

Abstract

In a method of ordering a consumable supply produced by a card manufacturing device of an identification card manufacturing system, a request to order the consumable supply is received from a user. Next, supply information relating to the supply is retrieved and the supply information is provided to a first web address. Finally, a second web address, which is different from the first web address and is associated with the supply, is retrieved through the first web address based upon the supply information. A diagnostic report includes a list of current settings including current default settings that match default settings for the device. The current default settings also include modified settings that are different from the default settings for the device, wherein the modified settings are highlighted to thereby visibly distinguish them from the current default settings.

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         7 . A diagnostic report for a card manufacturing system that includes a card manufacturing device, the diagnostic report comprising: 
 current default settings that match default settings for the device; and    modified settings that are different from the default settings for the device, wherein the modified settings are highlighted to thereby visibly distinguish them from the current default settings.    
     
     
         8 . The report of  claim 7 , wherein the current settings are separated into one or more categories selected from a group consisting of driver settings, card manufacturing device settings, computer settings, and card manufacturing device states.  
     
     
         9 . The report of  claim 8 , wherein the card manufacturing device settings include a model number and a serial number.  
     
     
         10 . The report of  claim 7 , wherein the list includes dealer information.  
     
     
         11 . The report of  claim 7 , wherein the list includes default settings.  
     
     
         12 . The report of  claim 11 , wherein the default settings are presented adjacent the corresponding current settings.  
     
     
         13 . The report of  claim 7 , wherein the modified settings are presented in a different color than the current default settings.  
     
     
         14 . The report of  claim 7 , wherein the modified settings are presented in a different font than the current default settings.  
     
     
         15 . The report of  claim 7 , wherein the modified settings are presented in a different size than the current default settings.  
     
     
         16 . The report of  claim 7 , wherein the modified settings are have a different background color than the current default settings.  
     
     
         17 . A method of generating a diagnostic report for a card manufacturing system that includes a card manufacturing device, the method comprising steps of: 
 comparing current settings of the card manufacturing device to corresponding default settings for the card manufacturing device to determine which of the current settings are current default settings that match the corresponding default settings, and which of the current settings are modified settings that do not match the corresponding default settings; and    generating a diagnostic report including a list of the current default settings and the modified settings, wherein the modified settings are highlighted to thereby visibly distinguish them from the current default settings.    
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the generating step includes grouping related current default settings and modified settings into categories in the list.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the categories are selected from a group consisting of driver settings, card manufacturing device settings, computer settings, and card manufacturing device states.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the card manufacturing device settings include a model number and a serial number.  
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the report includes dealer information.  
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the default settings are presented in the report adjacent corresponding current settings.  
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the modified settings are presented in the report in a different color than the current default settings.  
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the modified settings are presented in the report in a different font than the current default settings.  
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the modified settings are presented in the report in a different size than the current default settings.  
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the modified settings are presented in the report with a different background color than the current default settings.  
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising retrieving the default settings from a memory of one of the card manufacturing device and a supply installed in the card manufacturing device.