Electronically-rendered auditron data, such as from a copier or printer, is formatted with an initial structured portion followed by an unstructured portion. A code within the structured portion instructs a downstream computer how to interpret the digits in the unstructured portion of the data, so that...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6189113?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6189113 - Auditron data format for remote maintenance of a machine such as a copier