Method and apparatus for automatic configuration of equipment
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1. A method of configuring a piece of equipment, comprising the steps of:
- providing the piece of equipment in communication with a network, the piece of equipment having one or more machine-resolvable codes being disposed in association therewith;
connecting the piece of equipment to a remote location disposed on the network in response to a select one of the one or more machine-resolvable codes being resolved with a code resolving device;
transmitting configuration information associated with the select one of the one or more machine-resolvable codes from the remote location to the piece of equipment; and
configuring the piece of equipment according to the configuration information.
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Abstract
An architecture for automatically configuring equipment. A piece of equipment connected externally to a user PC has one or more machine-resolvable codes (MRCs) associated therewith. The piece of equipment receives configuration information from a remote location disposed on the network in response to reading a select one of the one or more MRCs with a reader. Configuration information associated with the select one of the one or more MRCs is transmitted from the remote location to the piece of equipment via the user PC, and the piece of equipment is then configured according to the configuration information.
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1. A method of configuring a piece of equipment, comprising the steps of:
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providing the piece of equipment in communication with a network, the piece of equipment having one or more machine-resolvable codes being disposed in association therewith; connecting the piece of equipment to a remote location disposed on the network in response to a select one of the one or more machine-resolvable codes being resolved with a code resolving device; transmitting configuration information associated with the select one of the one or more machine-resolvable codes from the remote location to the piece of equipment; and configuring the piece of equipment according to the configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An architecture for configuring a piece of equipment, comprising:
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a network having the piece of equipment interfaced thereto, the piece of equipment having one or more machine-resolvable codes associated therewith; a remote location disposed on said network which connects to the piece of equipment in response to a select one of said one or more machine-resolvable codes being resolved with a code resolver; and configuration information associated with said select one of said one or more machine-resolvable codes which is transmitted from said remote location to the piece of equipment; wherein the piece of equipment is configured according to said configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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