PROVIDING PERIPHERAL DEVICE ATTRIBUTES TO A CLIENT FOR SELECTION
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented process for automated peripheral device selection comprising:
- sending to a client computer a composite list of available attributes associated with a type of computer peripheral device;
receiving from the client computer one or more attributes selected from the composite list of available attributes for the type of computer peripheral device;
selecting a computer peripheral device which includes the selected one or more attributes associated with the type of computer peripheral device;
sending to the client computer, a physical location for the selected computer peripheral device;
sending to the selected computer peripheral device a task to be completed.
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a process for automated peripheral device selection implemented by a network host, typically a server. A client accesses the host and requests information about a particular type of peripheral device a user of the client desires to access. In response to the client'"'"'s request, the host provides the client with a composite list of available attributes associated with the particular type of peripheral device requested by the client. The user selects the desired attributes for the type of peripheral device requested. The process for automated peripheral device selection then selects a peripheral device which most closely matches the user'"'"'s selected peripheral device attributes.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented process for automated peripheral device selection comprising:
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sending to a client computer a composite list of available attributes associated with a type of computer peripheral device; receiving from the client computer one or more attributes selected from the composite list of available attributes for the type of computer peripheral device; selecting a computer peripheral device which includes the selected one or more attributes associated with the type of computer peripheral device; sending to the client computer, a physical location for the selected computer peripheral device; sending to the selected computer peripheral device a task to be completed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for automated computer peripheral device selection comprising:
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a processor; a network interface configured to communicate data over a data network; a memory having one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; send to a client computer a composite list of available attributes associated with a type of computer peripheral device; receive from the client computer one or more attributes selected from the composite list of available attributes for the type of computer peripheral device; select a computer peripheral device which includes the selected one or more attributes associated with the type of computer peripheral device; send to the client computer, a physical location for the selected computer peripheral device; send to the selected computer peripheral device a task to be completed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable volatile or non-volatile storage medium storing one or more sequences of instructions for automated computer peripheral device selection which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
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send to a client computer a composite list of available attributes associated with a type of computer peripheral device; receive from the client computer one or more attributes selected from the composite list of available attributes for the type of computer peripheral device; select a computer peripheral device which includes the selected one or more attributes associated with the type of computer peripheral device; send to the client computer, a physical location for the selected computer peripheral device; send to the selected computer peripheral device a task to be completed.
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