System and method for facilitating distribution of a translator

• US 20030097434A1
• Filed: 12/19/2002
• Published: 05/22/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Parry, Travis J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,103,752 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/222
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1226 Discovery of devices having required properties
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1231 Device related settings, e.g. IP address, Name, Identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server

Abstract

Disclosed are systems and methods for installing translators. In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to identifying devices that are to receive the translator, and facilitating transmission of the translator from a first imaging device that possesses the translator, wherein transmission of the translator from the first imaging device facilitates receipt of the translator by the devices identified to receive the translator.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating distribution of a translator, comprising:

identifying devices that are to receive the translator; and

facilitating transmission of the translator from a first imaging device that possesses the translator, wherein transmission of the translator from the first imaging device facilitates receipt of the translator by the, devices identified to receive the translator.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying devices comprises identifying recipient imaging devices that are to receive the translator.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying devices comprises identifying the devices from an explicit user identification.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying devices comprises identifying the devices from user-provided criteria.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein identifying the devices from user-provided criteria comprises facilitating querying of a network-accessible device to determine if it satisfies the criteria.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein facilitating querying comprises directly querying the devices.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein facilitating querying comprises directing a computing device to query the devices.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein identifying the devices from user-provided criteria comprises consulting a database that contains information about the device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein facilitating transmission comprises facilitating direct transmission from the first imaging device in a peer-to-peer communication.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein facilitating transmission comprises facilitating transmission from the first imaging device to a computing device.

11. A method for facilitating distribution of a translator from a first imaging device to a recipient imaging device, comprising:

identifying the recipient imaging device based upon a user selection provided to the first imaging device; and

facilitating transmission of the translator from the first imaging device to the recipient imaging device in a peer-to-peer exchange via a network, such that the translator may be received by and installed on the recipient imaging device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein identifying the recipient imaging device comprises querying the recipient imaging device in relation to certain user-provided criteria.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein identifying the recipient imaging device comprises consulting a database that contains information about the recipient imaging device.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising determining if transmission of the translator is acceptable to the recipient imaging device prior to facilitating transmission.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising determining if the translator is of a version that is suitable for the recipient imaging device prior to facilitating transmission.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising facilitating transmission of identification that the recipient imaging device has received a translator.

17. A system for distributing a translator to a recipient imaging device, comprising:

means for identifying devices that are to receive a translator that is possessed by a first imaging device; and

means for delivering the possessed translator from the first imaging device to a recipient imaging device.

18. A translator distribution manager stored on a computer-readable medium, comprising:

logic configured to receive information pertinent to imaging devices to receive a translator;

logic configured to identify recipient imaging devices based upon the received information; and

logic configured to facilitate transmission of the translator from a first imaging device to the identified recipient imaging devices so that the translator may be received by and installed on the recipient imaging devices.

19. The translator of claim 18, wherein the logic configured to receive information comprises logic configured to receive user-provided criteria that pertain to the recipient imaging devices.

20. The translator of claim 18, wherein the logic configured to identify comprises logic configured to query the recipient imaging device as to information related to the user-provided criteria.

21. An imaging device, comprising:

a print engine;

a processing device; and

memory, the memory comprising a translator distribution manager that is configured to receive information pertinent to imaging devices that are to receive a translator, to identify recipient imaging devices based upon the received information, and to facilitate transmission of the translator from a first imaging device to the identified recipient imaging devices so that the translator may be received by and installed on the recipient imaging devices.

22. The device of claim 21, wherein the manager is further configured to receive user-provided criteria that pertain to the recipient imaging devices.

23. The device of claim 22, wherein the manager is further configured to query the recipient imaging device as to information related to the user-provided criteria.

24. The device of claim 21, wherein the manager is further configured to determine if transmission of the translator is acceptable to the recipient imaging device prior to facilitating transmission.

25. The device of claim 21, wherein the manager is further configured to determine if the translator is of a version that is suitable for the recipient imaging device prior to facilitating transmission.

26. The device of claim 21, wherein the manager is further configured to facilitate identification of recipient imaging devices that has received a translator.