Automatic discovery of a networked device
First Claim
1. A method of automatically recognizing and facilitating the configuration of a first data processing device that is incorporated into a network, said method comprising:
- communicatively coupling said first data processing device into said network;
first identifying said first data processing device using an application resident in a second data processing device, said application capable of viewing said first data processing device, its one or more directories, and its one or more files;
second identifying a file from said one or more files using said application; and
executing said file by way of said application to generate a user interface in said second data processing device.
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Abstract
Aspects of the invention provide one or more methods and systems for automatically discovering and configuring a device that is incorporated into a network. In a representative embodiment, a method of automatically recognizing and configuring a first data processing device that is incorporated into the network comprises viewing and locating a file from one or more files, executing said file by way of a first application to generate a user interface, and inputting one or more configuration parameters using the user interface. In one representative embodiment, a system for recognizing and configuring a first computing device introduced into the network comprises a second computing device communicatively coupled to the network, a memory in the first computing device, one or more files stored in the memory, and one or more applications used for displaying said one or more files over a user interface.
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1. A method of automatically recognizing and facilitating the configuration of a first data processing device that is incorporated into a network, said method comprising:
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communicatively coupling said first data processing device into said network;
first identifying said first data processing device using an application resident in a second data processing device, said application capable of viewing said first data processing device, its one or more directories, and its one or more files;
second identifying a file from said one or more files using said application; and
executing said file by way of said application to generate a user interface in said second data processing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of automatically discovering a computing device introduced into a network comprising:
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first identifying said computing device using a first application;
second identifying a file stored within said computing device using said first application; and
executing said file to generate a user interface using a second application. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for identifying a first computing device introduced into a computer network, said system comprising:
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a memory in said first computing device;
one or more files stored in said memory of said first computing device;
a second computing device communicatively coupled to said computer network;
a first application resident in a hard disk drive of said second computing device, said first application capable of viewing said one or more files, said second computing device used to identify and initiate execution of said one or more files using said first application; and
a second application resident in said hard disk drive of said second computing device used for displaying said one or more files when said one or more files are received from said first computing device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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