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Remote maintenance and servicing of a network peripheral device over the world wide web

  • US 6,473,788 B1
  • Filed: 11/15/1996
  • Issued: 10/29/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for controlling a peripheral from a remote apparatus over a network, the peripheral having a server and a connection to the network, and the remote apparatus having a web browser and a connection to the network, the method comprising:

  • sending a first request over the network from the browser to the server, the first request including a request to provide function information identifying a plurality of functions provided by the peripheral, including a reset function;

    receiving a file over the network from the server to the browser, the file including the function information;

    displaying the file by the browser at the remote apparatus to a user, the display including the function information; and

    responding to user selection to reset the peripheral from the displayed function information, the response including a step of sending a second request over the network from the browser to the server, the second request including a request to reset the peripheral, wherein the peripheral executes the reset function in response to the second request.

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