Device and method for discovering peripherals connected to a computer network
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Abstract
A method, implemented in at least a first peripheral device in a computer network, for discovering peripheral devices connected to the computer network from among a set of network addresses. The method draws an address from among a set of available network addresses, checks the existence or absence of a second peripheral device connected to the drawn address, and stores in memory the existence or absence of the second peripheral device in association with the drawn address in a peripherals discovery table of the first peripheral device. If the second peripheral device exists in association with the drawn address, a second peripherals discovery table stored in the second peripheral device is received and incorporated into the peripherals discovery table of the first peripheral device. Then, network addresses associated with entries of the second peripherals discovery table incorporated into the peripherals discovery table of the first peripheral device, as well as the drawn address, are eliminated from the set of available network addresses. The process is repeated as long as all the network addresses are not stored in the peripherals discovery table of the first peripheral device.
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35 Claims
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29. A method of discovering peripheral devices in a computer network by checking the existence or absence of peripheral devices associated to drawn addresses among a list of available addresses, each peripheral device storing a peripherals discovery table that includes, for each checked address, an entry indicating a result of the checking, wherein said method is implemented in a first peripheral device and comprises the steps of:
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receiving from a discovered peripheral device the peripherals discovery table stored in said discovered peripheral device; and
incorporating not shared entries between the received peripherals discovery table and the peripherals discovery table stored in said first peripheral device into said peripherals discovery table stored in said first peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 35)
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32. A device for discovering peripheral devices in a computer network by checking the existence or absence of peripheral devices associated to drawn addresses among a list of available addresses, each peripheral device storing a peripherals discovery table that includes, for each checked address, an entry indicating a result of the checking, wherein said device is implemented in a first peripheral device and comprises:
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means for receiving, from a discovered peripheral device, the peripherals discovery table stored in said discovered peripheral device; and
means for incorporating not shared entries between the received peripherals discovery table and the peripherals discovery table stored in said first peripheral device into said peripherals discovery table stored in said first peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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