Method and apparatus to remotely configure a data processing system
First Claim
1. A method in a data processing system for configuring a remote data processing system comprising:
- establishing a communications link through a network to the remote data processing system, wherein the communications link is initiated by the remote data processing system and wherein caller identification information is received from the network without requiring user input;
identifying configuration information for the remote data processing system using the caller identification information;
transmitting the configuration information to the remote data processing system;
wherein the step of identifying configuration information further comprises;
identifying a user for the remote data processing system using the caller identification information;
determining whether the communications link is a first contact with the remote data processing system;
responsive to a determination that a first contact is present identifying configuration information for the first call;
responsive to a determination that a first contact is absent;
identifying configuration information for the first call, determining whether data is missing from the remote data processing system; and
responsive to a determination that data is missing from the data processing system, identifying the missing data as configuration information for transmission to the remote data processing system.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for sending data from a first data processing system to a second data processing system in a distributed data processing system. A communications link is established between the first data processing system and the second data processing system, wherein the first data processing system receives identification information, such as caller identification information in the form of a telephone number and/or user name, as parts of the establishment of the communications link. Data associated with the first data processing system is identified using the identification information. In response to the identification of the data associated with the second data processing system, the data is transmitted to that data processing system.
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14 Claims
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1. A method in a data processing system for configuring a remote data processing system comprising:
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establishing a communications link through a network to the remote data processing system, wherein the communications link is initiated by the remote data processing system and wherein caller identification information is received from the network without requiring user input; identifying configuration information for the remote data processing system using the caller identification information; transmitting the configuration information to the remote data processing system;
wherein the step of identifying configuration information further comprises;identifying a user for the remote data processing system using the caller identification information; determining whether the communications link is a first contact with the remote data processing system; responsive to a determination that a first contact is present identifying configuration information for the first call; responsive to a determination that a first contact is absent;
identifying configuration information for the first call, determining whether data is missing from the remote data processing system; andresponsive to a determination that data is missing from the data processing system, identifying the missing data as configuration information for transmission to the remote data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A data processing system for configuring a remote data processing system, the data processing system comprising:
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establishing means for establishing a communications link through a network to the remote data processing system, wherein the communications link is initiated by the remote data processing system and wherein caller identification information is received from the network without requiring user input; identifying means for identifying configuration information for the remote data processing system using the caller identification information; transmitting means for transmitting the configuration information to the remote data processing system;
wherein the identifying means further comprises;first identifying means for identifying a user for the remote data processing system using the caller identification information; determining means for determining whether the communications link is a first contact with the remote data processing system; second identifying means, responsive to a determination that a first contact is present, for identifying configuration information for the first call; third identifying means, responsive to a determination that a first contact is absent, for identifying configuration information for the first call, determining whether data is missing from the remote data processing system; and fourth identifying means, responsive to a determination that data is missing from the data processing system, for identifying the missing data as configuration information for transmission to the remote data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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