Develop for Windows and Mac Desktops, a Print Monitor applet which re-orders toner
$250-750 USD
Paid on delivery
Develop for Windows and Mac desktops, a small website downloadable app ( aka software agent - with easy to use installation script/wizard) to monitor selectable laser printer and optional inkjet printers ) on the desktop and then allow auto or manual re-ordering of the toner cartridge ( optional ink cartridge and printing paper ) once the toner/ink/paper level reaches a certain level ( ie 30% left ). The app will load at startup and operate in the taskbar and will need to be able to read its config file from install script ( and this config needs to be able to be updated via web site and new config pushed to the machine ) and disabled by us from our website. The app will talk to our website - and successful programmer will need to work with our web developer - to access our web based shopping cart and customer accounts to allow auto orders from the customers desktop via their account with us when the printer's being monitored reach the level of consumable ( toner, ink or paper ). The app ( when configured ) - in manual order mode prompts the user via a pop up to reorder via our website account and in auto order mode just advises the user via email from the website that the order has been placed.
App will be called Printer Friend Applet.
The calculation of the 30% level - needs to be an intelligent approximation only as printer driver information varies, thus I am looking for something where the number of pages printed are stored and ideally if printing mode (hi res vs low res ) can be detected for each page and when that needs to be compared to the information we have about the printer and the cartridge when the SW is configured ( ie 2000 page cartrige). This applies only to lowest quality print. This is reduced to 1500 pages when used in normal print mode, thus we look for 30% of 1500 pages - ie 500 pages capacity left. The SW will prompt if in manual mode, the user every 10% used ( once 30% threshold is reached ) to re-order. Each time a new cartrige is added, the SW need to prompt the user to update the cartidge capacity ( or accept a default for that model of printer, from the centralised web based database of printer cartridge page capacities )
The SW will only work and alert the customer to re-order if the customer has a valid account at our website ( which is checked during install of the software and validated at website ). Then the SW install can complete. If they donot, customer will be prompted to register for an account and store their auto order details ( ie credit card )..
Project ID: #2624189
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