CONFIGURING DEVICES USING DEVICE MANAGEMENT TEMPLATES
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1. A technician configurator application including one or more programs of instructions embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and executable by a processor of a host terminal to configure the host terminal to comprise:
- a server communication module to communicate through a network interface of the host terminal with a device management server that manages plural output devices, to download configuration templates;
a device communication module to communicate by point-to-point communication with an output device, to obtain a device identifier of the output device;
a device configurator module to communicate via the device communication module with the output device to obtain configuration information corresponding to current configuration of the output device, and display the configuration information of the output device on the host terminal, and to retrieve a configuration template corresponding to the output device indicated by the device identifier, and upon confirmation by a technician user of the technician configurator application, apply configuration settings from the retrieved configuration template corresponding to the output device indicated by the device identifier, to the output device.
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Abstract
Tools are provided to enable a service technician or administrator to apply settings, via a mobile terminal, from configuration templates to a device, particularly when the device is accessible through a network. Such configuration templates may be obtained or downloaded to the mobile terminal from a device management server on a regular basis or as needed or on demand.
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1. A technician configurator application including one or more programs of instructions embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and executable by a processor of a host terminal to configure the host terminal to comprise:
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a server communication module to communicate through a network interface of the host terminal with a device management server that manages plural output devices, to download configuration templates; a device communication module to communicate by point-to-point communication with an output device, to obtain a device identifier of the output device; a device configurator module to communicate via the device communication module with the output device to obtain configuration information corresponding to current configuration of the output device, and display the configuration information of the output device on the host terminal, and to retrieve a configuration template corresponding to the output device indicated by the device identifier, and upon confirmation by a technician user of the technician configurator application, apply configuration settings from the retrieved configuration template corresponding to the output device indicated by the device identifier, to the output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device management system configured to manage plural output devices that provide printing or scanning services, the system comprising:
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a device management server that maintains a device database of device data for managed devices and maintains configuration templates; and one or more host terminals, each host terminal hosting a technician configurator application including one or more programs of instructions embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and executable by a processor of the host terminal to configure the host terminal to comprise; a server communication module to communicate through a network interface of the host terminal with the device management server to download one or more of the configuration templates; a device communication module to communicate by point-to-point communication with an output device, to obtain a device identifier of the output device; a device configurator module to communicate via the device communication module with the output device to obtain configuration information corresponding to current configuration of the output device, and display the configuration information of the output device on the host terminal, and to retrieve a configuration template corresponding to the output device indicated by the device identifier, and upon confirmation by a technician user of the technician configurator application, apply configuration settings from the retrieved configuration template corresponding to the output device indicated by the device identifier, to the output device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method performed by a device management system including a device management server configured to maintain a device database of device data for plural output devices that provide printing or scanning services and maintain configuration templates, and the system additionally including a host terminal hosting a technician configurator application, the method comprising:
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downloading by the technician configurator application hosted on the host terminal from the device management server one or more of the configuration templates; obtaining by the technician configurator application by point-to-point communication with an output device, a device identifier of the output device; obtaining by the technician configurator application from the output device, configuration information corresponding to current configuration of the output device; displaying the configuration information of the output device on the host terminal; retrieving by the technician configurator application a configuration template corresponding to the output device indicated by the device identifier, and upon confirmation by a technician user of the technician configurator application, applying configuration settings from the retrieved configuration template, to the output device. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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