Embedding web access functionality into a device for user interface functions
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1. A web access mechanism of a copier, comprising:
- a web server that generates a copier web page, wherein the copier web page provides a set of user interface functions for the copier, wherein some of the user interface functions enable control functions of the copier;
a network interface coupled to the web server, the network interface enabling access to the copier web page by a web browser, the network interface being configured to permit a user of the web browser to access the user interface functions for the copier through the copier web page; and
wherein the web access mechanism is embedded in the copier.
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Abstract
Web access functionality is embedded in a device to enable low cost widely accessible and enhanced user interface functions for the device. A web server in the device provides access to the user interface functions for the device through a device web page. A network interface in the device enables access to the web page by a web browser such that a user of the web browser accesses the user interface functions for the device through the web page.
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32 Claims
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1. A web access mechanism of a copier, comprising:
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a web server that generates a copier web page, wherein the copier web page provides a set of user interface functions for the copier, wherein some of the user interface functions enable control functions of the copier;
a network interface coupled to the web server, the network interface enabling access to the copier web page by a web browser, the network interface being configured to permit a user of the web browser to access the user interface functions for the copier through the copier web page; and
wherein the web access mechanism is embedded in the copier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A user interface method for a copier comprising the steps of:
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generating a copier web page within the copier, wherein the copier web page provides a set of user interface functions for the copier, wherein some of the user interface functions enable control functions of the copier; and
providing access to the copier web page from a web browser external to the copier to permit a user of the web browser to access the user interface functions for the copier through the device web page. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a copier having a web server that generates a copier web page wherein the copier web page provides a set of user interface functions for the copier and includes a set of information pertaining to the copier, the user interface functions enabling control functions of the copier, the copier also having a network interface that enables access to the copier web page via a communication network, wherein the web server and the network interface are embedded in the copier; and
a web browser coupled to the communication network to enable a user of the web browser to access the user interface functions for the copier through the copier web page. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A web access mechanism of a printer, comprising:
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a web server that generates a printer web page, wherein the printer web page provides a set of user interface functions for the printer, wherein some of the user interface functions enable control functions of the printer;
a network interface coupled to the web server, the network interface enabling access to the printer web page by a web browser, the network interface being configured to permit a user of the web browser to access the user interface functions for the printer through the printer web page; and
wherein the web access mechanism is embedded in the printer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A user interface method for a printer comprising the steps of:
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generating a printer web page within the printer, wherein the printer web page provides a set of user interface functions for the printer, wherein some of the user interface functions enable control functions of the printer; and
providing access to the printer web page from a web browser external to the printer to permit a user of the web browser to access the user interface functions for the printer through the device web page. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A system, comprising:
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a printer having a web server that generates a printer web page wherein the printer web page provides a set of user interface functions for the printer and includes a set of information pertaining to the printer, the user interface functions enabling control functions of the printer, the printer also having a network interface that enables access to the printer web page via a communication network, wherein the web server and the network interface are embedded in the printer; and
a web browser coupled to the communication network to enable a user of the web browser to access the user interface functions for the printer through the printer web page. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of providing a web page to a user of office equipment, comprising:
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embedding a web server within the office equipment, wherein the office equipment is a copier, a printer, or a fax machine;
connecting the web server to a computer network; and
communicating to the web server with a web browser.
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32. A method of obtaining information from a specific piece of office equipment, comprising:
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assigning a Universal Resource Locator to the piece of office equipment wherein the office equipment is a copier, a printer, or a fax machine;
embedding a web server within the piece of office equipment;
sending an HTTP command, including a Universal Resource Locator, from a web client to the embedded web server; and
providing the information from the web server to the web client where the Universal Resource Locator sent to the office equipment matches the assigned Universal Resource Locator.
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