Network device installation

• US 20040059842A1
• Filed: 09/19/2002
• Published: 03/25/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Chapin, David M., Hanson, Mark L.
• Application Number:
  US10/251,548
• Publication Number:
  US 20040059842A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4411 Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers

Abstract

A system for installing a non-infrastructure network device including a device installation program located on a host device connected to a first sub-network, a device controller configured to be connected to a second sub-network for receiving network information for the first sub-network from the device installation program, and a device memory for storing the network information for the first sub-network.

Claims

1. A system for installing a printer comprising:

a printer installation program located on a host device connected to first sub-network;

a printer controller configured to be connected to a second sub-network for receiving network information for the first sub-network from the printer installation program; and

a printer memory for storing the network information for the first sub-network.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the printer memory comprises a persistent memory.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the network information for the first sub-network comprises a broadcast address for the first sub-network.

4. The system of claim 1 further including a web server that is resident on the printer.

5. A method for installing a printer driver, comprising:

storing, in a memory of a printer, network related information for a sub-network received from a host device; and

causing the printer to send identification information for the printer to the sub-network.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein causing the printer to send identification information for the printer comprises causing the printer to send the printer'"'"'s model name and distinguishing network information.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein causing the printer to send identification information for the printer comprises causing the printer to send an IP address for the printer.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein storing, in a memory of a printer, network information for a sub-network received from a host device comprises storing, in a memory of the printer, a sub-network broadcast address received from a host device.

9. A method for installing a printer, comprising:

querying a printer for network related information;

receiving network related information for a sub-network from the queried printer; and

finding a printer on the sub-network.

10. A method for installing a printer comprising:

querying a printer located on a first sub-network for network related information for sub-networks other than the first sub-network;

receiving network related information for a second sub-network from a responding printer; and

finding a printer on the second sub-network.

11. A method for installing a printer comprising:

obtaining network related information for a second sub-network from a printer connected to a first sub-network; and

finding a printer on the second sub-network.

12. A system for installing a non-infrastructure network device comprising:

a device installation program located on a host device connected to a first sub-network;

a device controller configured to be connected to a second sub-network for receiving network information for the first sub-network from the device installation program; and

a device memory for storing the network information for the first sub-network.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the device memory comprises a persistent memory.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the network information for the first sub-network comprises a broadcast address for the first sub-network.

15. A method for installing a driver for a non-infrastructure network device, comprising:

storing, in a memory of a non-infrastructure network device, network related information for a sub-network received from a host device; and

causing the non-infrastructure network device to send identification information for the non-infrastructure network device to a broadcast address of the sub-network.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein causing the non-infrastructure network device to send identification information for the non-infrastructure network device comprises causing the non-infrastructure network device to send the device'"'"'s model name and distinguishing network information.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein causing the non-infrastructure network device to send identification information for the non-infrastructure network device comprises causing the non-infrastructure network device to send an IP address for the non-infrastructure network device.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein storing, in a memory of the non-infrastructure network device, network information for a sub-network received from a host device comprises storing, in a memory of the non-infrastructure network device, a sub-network broadcast address received from a host device.

19. A method for installing a non-infrastructure network device, comprising:

querying a non-infrastructure network device for network related information;

receiving network related information for a sub-network from the queried non-infrastructure network device; and

finding a non-infrastructure network device on the sub-network.

20. A method for installing a non-infrastructure network device comprising:

querying a non-infrastructure network device located on a first sub-network for network related information for sub-networks other than the first sub-network;

receiving network related information for a second sub-network from a responding non-infrastructure network device; and

finding a non-infrastructure network device on the second sub-network.

21. A method for installing a non-infrastructure network device comprising:

obtaining network related information for a second sub-network from a non-infrastructure network device connected to a first sub-network; and

finding a non-infrastructure network device on the second sub-network.