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7401113 |
Printer driver identification for a remote printer
In a multi-user server-client environment, a printer can be attached to a client computer. The server selects a corresponding printer driver to install on the server in order to allow applications...
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7398305 |
Client device configuration with hooks
Configuring a client device including associating a hook in a configuration bundle with customized programming, downloading the configuration bundle for a client device to a services gateway, and...
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7366980 |
Multiple output device association
One or more embodiments of the invention enable a user to establish, configure, and associate one or more output devices with a file. Prior art applications provide for configuring an output device...
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7363623 |
Services of remote software installation, configuration and afterward support, for network connected peripherals
A method and system for installing and configuring software for a peripheral device from a remote location to a user's computer. The method and system comprise connecting to an Internet site via a...
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7353373 |
Intelligent printer installation
An improved system for installing a printer on a computer or a network of computers. The disclosed system is capable of installing and configuring a printer on a computer and a network to which the...
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7350214 |
Printer driver initialization
In one embodiment of the invention, a method for printer driver initialization for a non-Microsoft Windows system, includes: copying a selected printer driver from a remote system to a local...
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7337308 |
System and method for initiating dialup creation from modem connection to a mobile device
Described is a method and system for initiating configuration of a modem connected to a mobile device. The system and method provide a mechanism for guiding a user through the setup process in...
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7324227 |
Connection apparatus for connecting a source over a network to a predetermined destination, connecting method, and storage medium for storing computer-readable program having connecting functions
A connection apparatus is disclosed which includes a connection source and a connection destination. The connection source includes information about a predetermined connection destination; and a...
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7316022 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, alternate response apparatus, response method, control program, and network system
A mechanism for enabling a computer which includes an installer for providing Plug and Play (PnP) to obtain information for a network device is provided. Using an existing development resource,...
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7308483 |
Method and apparatus for automatic configuration of equipment
An architecture for automatically configuring equipment. A piece of equipment connected externally to a user PC has one or more machine-resolvable codes (MRCs) associated therewith. The piece of...
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7298509 |
Interfacing with a printer using a dynamic print path
Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in a computer readable medium for printing using a dynamic print path are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that comprises the steps...
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7290132 |
Establishing secure peer networking in trust webs on open networks using shared secret device key
A trust web keying process provides secure peer networking of computing devices on an open network. A device is initially keyed at distribution to an end user or installer with a device-specific...
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7253915 |
Creating a locally managed instance of a network printer
Creating a locally managed instance of a printer on a workstation which communicates to the printer over a peer-to-peer network by selecting an option to create a locally managed instance of the...
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7237104 |
Automatic configuration of equipment software
An architecture for automatically configuring software of a piece of equipment. The piece of equipment is in communication with a network, the piece of equipment having one or more...
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7213060 |
Web based creation of printer instances on a workstation
Web based installation of a printer in a printers folder on a workstation for peer-to-peer communication over a network between the workstation and the printer, by downloading a printers html page...
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7185074 |
Method of discovering and installing clients for digital copier services
The present invention is directed to a network in which a potential user may be notified of the presence of at least one intelligent peripheral device and, upon the potential user's request, his...
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7143150 |
Method of configuring a computer to include the available options of a printer
A method of configuring a computer connected to a printer via a network by transmitting commands, such as SNMP commands, to the printer in order to retrieve the available options of the printer. In...
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7123334 |
Liquid crystal display device and liquid crystal projector device
The present invention is a liquid crystal projector device using a liquid crystal panel. The device mounts a liquid crystal panel ( 16 ) on a light incident plane of a polyhedral dichroic prism (...
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7089551 |
System for installing peripheral software during peripheral installation
A system for remote installation of software is utilized to install peripheral software associated with a device driver during the installation of the device driver for a selected peripheral. In...
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7089307 |
Synchronization of controlled device state using state table and eventing in data-driven remote device control model
Controlled devices according to a device control model maintain a state table representative of their operational state. Devices providing a user control point interface for the controlled device...
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7082200 |
Establishing secure peer networking in trust webs on open networks using shared secret device key
A trust web keying process provides secure peer networking of computing devices on an open network. A device is initially keyed at distribution to an end user or installer with a device-specific...
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7043523 |
Self-adjusting consumable order-assistance system and method
A consumable order-assistance system is provided for computer peripheral devices. The system includes a personal computer, at least one computer peripheral device, and a user interaction site. The...
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7019863 |
Method to move queued data back to the network to make room in the device to complete other jobs
A method of clearing an internal print queue in a print output device includes processing a print job in a print output device to make a processed print job; storing the processed print jobs in the...
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7016060 |
Method, system, and program for reconfiguring logical printers in a network printing system
Disclosed is a method, system, and program for reconfiguring multiple logical printers from using a first monitor program to using a second monitor program to communicate with one physical printer....
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6989910 |
Method and apparatus for automatic installation of shared printers over a network
The method of the invention enables installation of a network printer onto a client processor and employs a server for managing printer installations. Initially, the server receives a printer...
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6967734 |
System for automatically installing digital printers on a network
In the Microsoft® Windows 2000™ environment, ports for printers on a network can be created using an AddPort command and XcvData function. By placing pointers within XcvData to data structures,...
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6957437 |
Selecting a device driver for a peripheral device adapted to operate on a network and simplifying secondary printer installation
A method and system for automatically configuring a computer peripheral device connected to a computer network. The method and system both retrieve the Industry of Electrical and Electronic...
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6915514 |
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAMS CAPABLE OF BEING READ AND STORED BY COMPUTER
An information processing apparatus simply and quickly updates device drivers for devices shared on the network. If version information of a driver for a network device registered in a management...
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6892299 |
Information processor, information processing method, information processing system, control program, and storage medium
To allow an appropriate printer driver to be downloaded taking into consideration identification information for a printer, control information used to control a peripheral device is determined...
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6892230 |
Dynamic self-configuration for ad hoc peer networking using mark-up language formated description messages
A device control model provides an integrated set of addressing, naming, discovery and description processes that enables automatic, dynamic and ad-hoc self-setup by devices to interoperate with...
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6842766 |
Client side caching of printer configuration
A server-client system is configured to store, on a client, server configuration information relating to a peripheral device connected at the client and parameter settings for the peripheral...
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6816896 |
Method and apparatus for detecting changes to network elements
A method provides for merging lists of newly found and old network elements. The method comprises receiving the list of newly found elements and deriving a potential key value for a portion of the...
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6814510 |
Method and apparatus for automatic update of a printer driver configuration and status
A method and apparatus for updating print drivers is described. The described system includes a port monitor that monitors the configuration and status of a printer. When changes occur to the...
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6809830 |
Method and system for enabling a printing program to communicate with a printer
A method and system for enabling a printing program to communicate with a printer relies on a plug and play manager to detect the presence of a printer and send a notification message to the...
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6789111 |
Automatic detection and installation of client peripheral devices by a server
A server-client system is configured to automatically detect and install peripheral devices, such as printers, scanners, etc. that are attached to a client. The server is configured to detect the...
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6779004 |
Auto-configuring of peripheral on host/peripheral computing platform with peer networking-to-host/peripheral adapter for peer networking connectivity
A self-installing and configuring peer networking-to-host/peripheral connectivity adapter, such as a set of software modules running on a host, operates to convert between a device control protocol...
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6772420 |
System for obtaining appropriate device drivers by accessing table having list of manufacturers and link-layer addresses assigned to device drivers
Methods and systems consistent with the present invention utilize a unique hardware address of a first network device to determine and locate an appropriate driver software for controlling the...
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6725260 |
Method and apparatus for configuring configurable equipment with configuration information received from a remote location
An architecture for automatically configuring equipment. A piece of equipment connected externally to a user PC has one or more machine-resolvable codes (MRCs) associated therewith. The piece of...
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6704864 |
Automatic configuration of equipment software
An architecture for automatically configuring software of a piece of equipment. The piece of equipment is in communication with a network, the piece of equipment having one or more...
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6658498 |
Method, system, program, and data structures for reconfiguring output devices in a network system
Disclosed is a method, system, program, and data structures for configuring output device resources including device objects, output devices, and logical interfaces to the output devices. Jobs...
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6633400 |
Print system
A print system has: a client apparatus for outputting print data; a printer server apparatus for receiving the print data from the client apparatus, and controlling an output of the print data...
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6424424 |
Method and apparatus for automatic installation of shared printers over a network
The method of the invention enables installation of a network printer onto a client processor and employs a server for managing printer installations. Initially, the server receives a printer...
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