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Device-based model for software driver delivery and upgrade

  • US 7,624,391 B2
  • Filed: 11/05/2001
  • Issued: 11/24/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for facilitating the upgrade of a device driver installed on a computer that is intended for use with a computer peripheral device, the method comprising:

  • detecting a version of the device driver in use by the computer from imaging job data sent by the computer to the peripheral device by scanning the imaging job data to determine if it meets certain criteria for data generated by a latest version of the device driver;

    determining whether the version of the device driver may be out of date; and

    signaling the computer if it is determined that the device driver may be out of date.

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