Hardcopy output engine configuration apparatus and method
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1. A method of configuring a hard copy output engine comprising:
- receiving an electronic message including hard copy output engine configuration data from an undesignated website through a firewall, wherein the electronic message transmitted through the firewall designates a hardcopy output engine to be configured;
configuring the hard copy output engine using the hard copy output engine configuration data, wherein receiving the electronic message comprises receiving an email at the hard copy output engine and wherein configuring comprises configuring the hard copy output engine via an embedded web server contained in the hard copy output engine using the hard copy output engine configuration data;
providing input by interacting with a website on the first side of the firewall with a web browser on the second side of the firewall; and
forming the hardcopy output engine configuration data on the first side of the firewall using the input from the second side of the firewall.
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Abstract
A method of configuring a hard copy output engine includes receiving an electronic message including configuration data and configuring the hard copy output engine using the configuration data.
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1. A method of configuring a hard copy output engine comprising:
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receiving an electronic message including hard copy output engine configuration data from an undesignated website through a firewall, wherein the electronic message transmitted through the firewall designates a hardcopy output engine to be configured; configuring the hard copy output engine using the hard copy output engine configuration data, wherein receiving the electronic message comprises receiving an email at the hard copy output engine and wherein configuring comprises configuring the hard copy output engine via an embedded web server contained in the hard copy output engine using the hard copy output engine configuration data; providing input by interacting with a website on the first side of the firewall with a web browser on the second side of the firewall; and forming the hardcopy output engine configuration data on the first side of the firewall using the input from the second side of the firewall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of configuring a hard copy output engine comprising:
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receiving an electronic message including hard copy output engine configuration data from an undesignated website through a firewall, wherein the electronic message transmitted through the firewall designates a hardcopy output engine to be configured; configuring the hard copy output engine using the hard copy output engine configuration data, wherein receiving the electronic message comprises receiving an email at the hard copy output engine and wherein configuring comprises configuring the hard copy output engine via an embedded web server contained in the hard copy output engine using the hard copy output engine configuration data, wherein the hard copy output engine configuration data designates a website on a first side of the firewall as a contact for the hard copy output engine, wherein the website was not previously designated to the hard copy output engine. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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