DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING REMOTE CONFIGURATION OF DEVICE PREFERENCE SETTINGS
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1. A device management apparatus configured to manage a plurality of network-connected devices through a network, said device management apparatus comprising:
- a network communication unit that communicates through the network with the plurality of network-connected devices; and
a device settings management unit that causes the network communication unit to communicate through the network with each specific network-connected device of the network-connected devices to cause an embedded application corresponding to the specific device to be installed on the specific device, the device settings management unit includinga user interface for a user to specify device preference settings for one or more of the network-connected devices, whereinthe device settings management unit causes the network communication unit to communicate the user-specified device preference settings through the network to said one or more of the network-connected devices and causes the embedded application on each particular network-connected device of said one or more of the network-connected devices to write the user-specified device preference settings on the particular network-connected device.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for managing information technology devices, to allow device settings to be remotely configured by a user in a user-friendly, efficient manner.
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1. A device management apparatus configured to manage a plurality of network-connected devices through a network, said device management apparatus comprising:
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a network communication unit that communicates through the network with the plurality of network-connected devices; and a device settings management unit that causes the network communication unit to communicate through the network with each specific network-connected device of the network-connected devices to cause an embedded application corresponding to the specific device to be installed on the specific device, the device settings management unit including a user interface for a user to specify device preference settings for one or more of the network-connected devices, wherein the device settings management unit causes the network communication unit to communicate the user-specified device preference settings through the network to said one or more of the network-connected devices and causes the embedded application on each particular network-connected device of said one or more of the network-connected devices to write the user-specified device preference settings on the particular network-connected device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device management system comprising:
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a network communication unit that communicates through a network with a plurality of network-connected devices; an embedded application management unit that causes the network communication unit to communicate an embedded application through the network to each specific network-connected device amongst the network-connected devices and cause the embedded application to be installed on the specific device, the embedded application installed on the specific network-connected device being configured to collect device settings information; a device settings user interface for a user to specify device preference settings for one or more of the network-connected devices; and a device settings management unit that causes the collected device settings information received from the embedded application to be reflected by the device settings user interface, causes the network communication unit to communicate the user-specified device preference settings through the network to the embedded application on each particular network-connected device of said one or more of the network-connected devices, and causes the embedded application on the particular network-connected device to write the user-specified device preference settings on the particular network-connected device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of managing a plurality of network-connected devices through a network, said method comprising:
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communicating an embedded application through the network to each specific network-connected device of the plurality of network-connected devices; displaying device preference settings, through a user interface on a user terminal, to a user; receiving device preference settings specified by the user for one or more of the network-connected devices; communicating the user-specified device preference settings through the network to said one or more of the network-connected devices; and writing, by the embedded application on each particular network-connected device of said one or more of the network-connected devices, the user-specified device preference settings on the particular network-connected device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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