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1. A system for installing a printer driver on a remote information terminal through a network, said system comprising:
- a printer database storing printer information corresponding to a plurality of printers, the printer information including driver information for one or more printer drivers for each printer; and
an installation application including a driver search tool to search in said printer database according to a search key and find a printer having corresponding printer information in the printer database including the search key, wherein the installation application utilizes selected driver information from the corresponding printer information to download a corresponding printer driver and driver installer to the information terminal through the network, and applies the downloaded driver installer to install the downloaded printer driver on the information terminal.
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Abstract
An improved system and method for installing a printer driver on a remote information terminal through a network are provided. A method for providing a network-based driver management service is also provided.
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1. A system for installing a printer driver on a remote information terminal through a network, said system comprising:
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a printer database storing printer information corresponding to a plurality of printers, the printer information including driver information for one or more printer drivers for each printer; and
an installation application including a driver search tool to search in said printer database according to a search key and find a printer having corresponding printer information in the printer database including the search key, wherein the installation application utilizes selected driver information from the corresponding printer information to download a corresponding printer driver and driver installer to the information terminal through the network, and applies the downloaded driver installer to install the downloaded printer driver on the information terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for installing a printer driver on an information terminal through a network, said method comprising:
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searching in a printer database storing printer information of a plurality of printers to find in said printer database a printer having corresponding printer information matching a specified search key, said corresponding printer information of the printer in said printer database including information of one or more corresponding printer drivers and driver installers;
utilizing the printer information in the printer database to locate a corresponding printer driver, and downloading the printer driver and a corresponding driver installer through the network to the information terminal; and
applying the downloaded driver installer to install the downloaded printer driver on the information terminal.
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32. A method for providing a network-based driver management service, said method comprising:
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providing a printer database storing information for a plurality of printers, said printer database including a printer information table storing for each printer, data specifying one or more corresponding printer drivers and driver installers;
providing a printer driver installation system, said system including a search tool for searching the printer database for printer information matching a search key; and
installing on a remote information terminal a printer driver selected based on search results returned by the search tool. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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