Peripheral devices which manage application upload to computing devices
First Claim
1. In a peripheral device, a method for executing a task directed by a computing device, comprising:
- receiving a transaction request from said computing device;
transmitting an application to said computing device, said application enabling said computing device to communicate details regarding said task to said peripheral device; and
receiving information from said computing device, said information being sufficient to enable said peripheral device to execute said task.
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Abstract
This abstract is intended only to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public to generally determine the nature of the technical disclosure in accordance with Section 1.72(b) of the Rules for Patent and Trademark Cases, Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This abstract is not intended to aid in the determination of the scope of any element in claim.
A computing device generates a transaction request and transmits the transaction request to a peripheral device by way of a wireless communications link. In response to the request, the peripheral device determines the application required by the computing device which will enable the computing device to operate the peripheral. The appropriate application is then transmitted to the computing device by way of the wireless communications or by way of an intervening wireless or wireline communications network. The computing device then uses the received application to operate the peripheral according to the specialized application'"'"'s instructions and the rules for their use.
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37 Claims
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1. In a peripheral device, a method for executing a task directed by a computing device, comprising:
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receiving a transaction request from said computing device;
transmitting an application to said computing device, said application enabling said computing device to communicate details regarding said task to said peripheral device; and
receiving information from said computing device, said information being sufficient to enable said peripheral device to execute said task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a peripheral device, a method for executing a task directed by a computing device, comprising:
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receiving a transaction request from said computing device;
directing said computing device to a network location at which said computing device can receive an application, said application enabling said computing device to communicate details regarding said task with said peripheral device; and
receiving information from said computing device, wherein said information is formatted according said application, and wherein said information is sufficient to enable said peripheral device to execute said task. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. In a computing device, a method for directing a peripheral device to execute a task, comprising:
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transmitting a transaction request to said peripheral device;
receiving an application from an external source, said application enabling said computing device to communicate details regarding said task with said peripheral device; and
transmitting information from said computing device, said information being sufficient to enable said peripheral device to execute said task. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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14. A program storage device readable by a computing device, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by said computing device to perform method steps for enabling said computing device to receive an application from an external source, said method comprising:
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transmitting a transaction request to said peripheral device;
receiving said application from an external source, said application enabling said computing device to communicate details regarding said task with said peripheral device; and
transmitting information from said computing device, said information enabling said peripheral device to execute said task.
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20. A peripheral device which executes a task directed by a computing device, comprising:
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a transceiver, within said peripheral device, which receives a transaction request from said computing device;
a processor, coupled to said transceiver, for determining an application which enables said peripheral device to communicate with said computing device;
wherein, said application is transmitted via said transceiver to said computing device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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25. A peripheral device which executes a task directed by a computing device, comprising:
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a first transceiver, within said peripheral device, which receives a transaction request from said computing device;
a processor, coupled to said transceiver, for determining an application which enables said peripheral device to communicate with said computing device;
wherein, said application is transmitted via a second transceiver to said computing device.
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30. A computing device which for directs a peripheral device to execute a task, comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting a transaction request from said computing device to said peripheral device;
a receiver for receiving a driver from an external source, said application enabling said computing device to communicate details regarding said task with said peripheral device;
wherein, said transmitter for transmitting information from said computing device, wherein said information is formatted according said application, and wherein said information is sufficient to enable said peripheral device to execute said task. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A computing device which directs a peripheral device to execute a task, comprising:
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a first transmitter for transmitting a transaction request from said computing device to said peripheral device;
a receiver for receiving an application from an external source, said application enabling said computing device to communicate details regarding said task with said peripheral device; and
a second transmitter for transmitting information from said computing device, wherein said information is formatted according said application, and wherein said information is sufficient to enable said peripheral device to execute said task. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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