Network peripheral device driver installer
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1. A method for installing a device driver for a device, the method comprising:
- (a) using the browser to browse to a network administrator website for the device, the network administrator website having a link to the driver website;
(b) using the browser to browse through the link to a driver website;
(c) the browser downloading executable code from the driver website;
(d) the browser executing the downloaded executable code;
(e) communicating to the downloaded executable code information about the device (f) selecting a device driver for the device; and
, (g) the downloaded executable code installing the selected driver.
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Abstract
A system and method install a device driver for a device. A browser is used to browse to a website where a driver resides. The browser downloads executable code. Either the browser or a user provides the executable code information about the device. The executable code builds a list of available drivers for the device from the drivers stored at the driver website. Either the executable code or a user selects a driver from the list of drivers for the device. The executable code downloads the selected driver and stores it locally. The executable code then installs the selected driver.
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1. A method for installing a device driver for a device, the method comprising:
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(a) using the browser to browse to a network administrator website for the device, the network administrator website having a link to the driver website;
(b) using the browser to browse through the link to a driver website;
(c) the browser downloading executable code from the driver website;
(d) the browser executing the downloaded executable code;
(e) communicating to the downloaded executable code information about the device (f) selecting a device driver for the device; and
,(g) the downloaded executable code installing the selected driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
(a) the downloaded executable code building a list of available drivers for the device from available drivers stored at the website; and
,(b) a user selecting one of the drivers from the list of available drivers.
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6. A system for installing a device driver for a device, the system comprising:
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(a) means for browsing to a network administrator website for the device, the network administrator website having a link to the driver website;
(b) means for browsing through the link to a driver website;
(c) browser means for downloading executable code from the driver website (d) means for executing the downloaded executable code;
(e) means for communicating to the downloaded executable code information about the device;
(f) means for selecting a device driver for the device; and
,(g) downloaded executable code means for installing the selected driver. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
(a) downloaded executable code means for building a list of available drivers for the device from available drivers stored at the website; and
,(b) means for a user selecting one of the drivers from the list of available drivers.
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11. A program storage device readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program, applet, or instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for installing a device driver for a device, the method steps comprising:
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(a) the program, applet, or instructions browsing to a network administrator website for the device, the network administrator website having a link to a driver website;
(b) the program, applet, or instructions browsing through the link to the driver website;
(c) downloading executable code from the driver website;
(d) executing the downloaded executable code;
(e) communicating to the downloaded executable code information about the device (f) selecting a device driver for the device; and
,(g) the downloaded executable code installing the selected driver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
(a) the program, applet, or instructions building a list of available drivers for the device from available drivers stored at the website; and
,(b) a user selecting one of the drivers from the list of available drivers.
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