Embedding web access functionality into a device for user interface functions
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1. A web access mechanism embedded in a device, comprising:
- web server that generates a device web page wherein the device web page provides a set of user interface functions for the device;
network interface that enables access to the device web page by a web browser such that a user of the web browser accesses the user interface functions for the device through the device web page.
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Abstract
Web access functionality is embedded in a device to enable low cost widely accessible and enhanced user interface functions for the device. A web server in the device provides access to the user interface functions for the device through a device web page. A network interface in the device enables access to the web page by a web browser such that a user of the web browser accesses the user interface functions for the device through the web page.
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32 Claims
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1. A web access mechanism embedded in a device, comprising:
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web server that generates a device web page wherein the device web page provides a set of user interface functions for the device;
network interface that enables access to the device web page by a web browser such that a user of the web browser accesses the user interface functions for the device through the device web page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device, comprising:
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processor that generates a device web page wherein the device web page provides a set of user interface functions for the device and includes a set of information pertaining to the device;
memory for storing the device web page;
input/output circuitry that enables communication via a communication path such that a web browser accesses the device web page via the communication path. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A user interface method for a device, comprising the steps of:
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generating a device web page within the device wherein the device web page provides a set of user interface functions for the device;
providing access to the device web page from a web browser external to the device such that a user of the web browser accesses the user interface functions for the device through the device web page. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A user interface apparatus embedded in a device, comprising:
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means for generating a device web page within the device wherein the device web page provides a set of user interface functions for the device;
means for providing access to the device web page from a web browser external to the device such that a user of the web browser accesses the user interface functions for the device through the device web page. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system, comprising:
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device having an embedded web server that generates a device web page wherein the device web page provides a set of user interface functions for the device and includes a set of information pertaining to the device, the device also having a network interface that enables access to the device web page via a communication network;
web browser coupled to the communication network wherein a user of the web browser accesses the user interface functions for the device through the device web page. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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