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METADATA RETRIEVAL FOR MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICES

  • US 20130282930A1
  • Filed: 06/18/2013
  • Published: 10/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of configuring a peripheral device by a host device, the method comprising:

  • receiving a plurality of functionality identifiers from the peripheral device, each of the plurality of functionality identifiers corresponding to a function of a plurality of functions associated with the peripheral device;

    arranging the received plurality of functionality identifiers into a sequence that is at least partially based on specificities of the individual functions corresponding to each of the plurality of functionality identifiers;

    comparing at least some of the functionality identifiers to metadata that specifies at least one characteristic of the peripheral device;

    identifying an association between one of the at least some of the functionality identifiers and the metadata; and

    displaying information regarding the peripheral device on a display device, the information being at least partially based on the identified association.

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