Presentation during network address acquisition
First Claim
1. A machine-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a request for network configuration information from a client processing system; and
sending network configuration information from a processing system to the client processing system using a protocol to configure a network interface device of the client processing system during a network initialization of the client processing system, in order to enable the client processing system to access a network via the network interface device subsequently,wherein the network configuration information includes added to it, in a manner compatible with the protocol, at least one of presentation information or an address representative of said presentation information, wherein said presentation information is automatically presented in response to receiving the presentation information or an address representative of the presentation information on the client processing system when the client processing system uses the network configuration information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for instructing a processing system to present information. In one embodiment of the invention a server processing system on a network uses the DHCP protocol to provide network configuration information for a client processing system. The server processing system uses DHCP option code 56 to include presentation information with the configuration information sent to the client. Option code 56 allows for text messages to be presented by the client processing system and also allows URL-formatted text that may cause web pages or other internet resources to be presented by the client processing system. Because the presentation information is included with the network configuration information, information is presented when the client processing system uses the configuration information (e.g., upon network initialization).
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39 Claims
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1. A machine-implemented method comprising:
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receiving a request for network configuration information from a client processing system; and sending network configuration information from a processing system to the client processing system using a protocol to configure a network interface device of the client processing system during a network initialization of the client processing system, in order to enable the client processing system to access a network via the network interface device subsequently, wherein the network configuration information includes added to it, in a manner compatible with the protocol, at least one of presentation information or an address representative of said presentation information, wherein said presentation information is automatically presented in response to receiving the presentation information or an address representative of the presentation information on the client processing system when the client processing system uses the network configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A machine-implemented method comprising:
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requesting network configuration information from a processing system; and receiving network configuration information at a client processing system using a protocol to configure a network interface device of the client processing system during a network initialization of the client processing system, in order to enable the client processing system to access a network via the network interface device subsequently, wherein the network configuration information includes added to it, in a manner compatible with the protocol, at least one of presentation information or an address representative of said presentation information, wherein said presentation information is automatically presented on the client processing system in response to receiving the presentation information or an address representative of the presentation information when the client processing system uses the network configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25)
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17. A device comprising:
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a receiving unit to receive a request for network configuration information from a client processing system; and a sending unit to send network configuration information from a processing system to the client processing system using a protocol to configure a network interface device of the client processing system during a network initialization of the client processing system, in order to enable the client processing system to access a network via the network interface device subsequently, wherein the network configuration information includes added to it, in a manner compatible with the protocol, at least one of presentation information or an address representative of the presentation information, wherein the presentation information is automatically presented on the client system in response to the client system'"'"'s receiving of the presentation information or an address representative of the presentation information when the client processing system uses the network configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A device comprising:
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a requesting unit to request network configuration from a processing system; and a receiving unit to receive network configuration information at a client processing system using a protocol to configure a network interface device of the client processing system during a network initialization of the client processing system, in order to enable the client processing system to access a network via the network interface device subsequently, wherein the network configuration information includes added to it, in a manner compatible with the protocol, at least one of presentation information or an address representative of said presentation information wherein said presentation information is automatically presented on the client processing system in response to receiving the presentation information or an address representative of the presentation information when the client processing system uses the network configuration information.
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26. A machine-readable storage medium that provides executable instructions, which when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for network configuration information from a client processing system; and sending a network configuration information from a processing system to the client processing system using a protocol to configure a network interface device of the client processing system during a network initialization of the client processing system, in order to enable the client processing system to access a network via the network interface device subsequently, wherein the network configuration information includes added to it, in a manner compatible with the protocol, at least one of presentation information or an address representative of said presentation information wherein said presentation information is automatically presented in response to receiving the presentation information or an address representative of the presentation information when the client processing system uses the network configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A machine-readable storage medium, that provides executable instructions, which when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:
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requesting network configuration information from a processing system; and receiving network configuration information at a client processing system using a protocol to configure a network interface device of the client processing system during a network initialization of the client processing system, in order to enable the client processing system to access a network via the network interface device subsequently, wherein the network configuration information includes added to it, in a manner compatible with the protocol, at least one of presentation information or an address representative of said presentation information, wherein said presentation information is automatically presented on the client processing system in response to receiving the presentation information or an address representative of the presentation information when the client processing system uses the network configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A machine-implemented method comprising:
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receiving a request for network configuration information from a client processing system; and sending network configuration information to the client processing system using a protocol to configure the client processing system, the network configuration information having added to it, in a manner compatible with the protocol, at least one of presentation information or an address representative of said presentation information, wherein said presentation information is automatically presented in response to receiving the presentation information or an address representative of the presentation information on the client processing system when the client processing system uses the network configuration information, wherein the network configuration information comprises information to assign an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the client processing system.
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35. A machine-implemented method comprising:
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requesting network configuration information from a processing system; and receiving network configuration information at a client processing system using a protocol to configure the client processing system, the network configuration information having added to it, in a manner compatible with the protocol, at least one of presentation information or an address representative of said presentation information, wherein said presentation information is automatically presented on the client processing system in response to receiving the presentation information or an address representative of the presentation information when the client processing system uses the network configuration information, wherein the network configuration information comprises information to assign an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the client processing system.
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36. A device comprising:
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a receiving unit to receive a request for network configuration information from a client processing system; and a sending unit to send network configuration information to the client processing system using a protocol to configure client processing system, the network configuration information having added to it, in a manner compatible with the protocol, at least one of presentation information or an address representative of the presentation information, wherein the presentation information is automatically presented on the client system in response to the client system'"'"'s receiving of the presentation information or an address representative of the presentation information when the client processing system uses the network configuration information, wherein the network configuration information assigns an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the client processing system.
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37. A device comprising:
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a requesting unit to request network configuration from a processing system; and a receiving unit to receive network configuration information at a client processing system using a protocol to configure client processing system, the network configuration information having added to it, in a manner compatible with the protocol, at least one of presentation information or an address representative of said presentation information wherein said presentation information is automatically presented on the client processing system in response to receiving the presentation information or an address representative of the presentation information when the client processing system uses the network configuration information, wherein the network configuration information assigns an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the client processing system.
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38. A machine-readable storage medium that provides executable instructions, which when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for network configuration information from a client processing system; and sending a network configuration information from a processing system to the client processing system using a protocol to configure the client processing system, the network configuration information having added to it, in a manner compatible with the protocol, at least one of presentation information or an address representative of said presentation information wherein said presentation information is automatically presented in response to receiving the presentation information or an address representative of the presentation information when the client processing system uses the network configuration information, wherein the network configuration information includes information to assign an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the client processing system.
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39. A machine-readable storage medium, that provides executable instructions, which when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:
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requesting network configuration information from a processing system; and receiving network configuration information at a client processing system using a protocol to configure the client processing system, the network configuration information having added to it, in a manner compatible with the protocol, at least one of presentation information or an address representative of said presentation information, wherein said presentation information is automatically presented on the client processing system in response to receiving the presentation information or an address representative of the presentation information when the client processing system uses the network configuration information, wherein the network configuration information includes information to assign an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the client processing system.
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