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Apparatus and method to configure a device, such as a printer, over a network

  • US 6,618,162 B1
  • Filed: 01/26/1999
  • Issued: 09/09/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of configuring a printer comprising:

  • initializing a volatile memory;

    executing a communications kernel resident in the printer;

    downloading a setup kernel to the memory in the printer;

    executing the setup kernel to determine at least one operational characteristic of the printer; and

    selectively linking a number of library modules of executable instructions based on the determined operational characteristic of the printer.

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