System, apparatus and method for automated wireless device configuration
First Claim
1. A method of automated wireless peripheral device configuration in a network environment, the method comprising:
- conditioning an existing networked device to transmit configuration data to a new peripheral device that is to be added to the network environment;
automatically applying the configuration data to the new peripheral device to enable the new peripheral device to assume network operation;
requesting, by the existing networked device, that the new peripheral device transmit at least a portion of the configuration data to a second peripheral device that is to be added to the network environment; and
automatically applying the transmitted configuration data to the second peripheral device to enable the second peripheral device to assume network operation.
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Abstract
A method and system for automatically configuring a plurality of wireless peripheral devices within a network environment. The method includes identifying a plurality of wireless peripheral devices, including one existing networked wireless device. The existing networked wireless device is configured to function as a master device. The master device identifies one of the remaining wireless peripheral devices that has yet to be configured. The master device replicates itself by wirelessly transmitting the configuration data to the identified wireless peripheral device. The configuration data enables the identified peripheral wireless device to assume network operation and to assume functionality of the master device so as to be capable of automatically causing the configuration of additional peripheral devices.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of automated wireless peripheral device configuration in a network environment, the method comprising:
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conditioning an existing networked device to transmit configuration data to a new peripheral device that is to be added to the network environment; automatically applying the configuration data to the new peripheral device to enable the new peripheral device to assume network operation; requesting, by the existing networked device, that the new peripheral device transmit at least a portion of the configuration data to a second peripheral device that is to be added to the network environment; and automatically applying the transmitted configuration data to the second peripheral device to enable the second peripheral device to assume network operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a network environment, a method of automatically configuring a plurality of wireless peripheral devices, the method comprising:
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identifying the plurality of wireless peripheral devices; transferring a configuration database to an existing networked wireless device and conditioning the existing networked wireless device to function as a master device; identifying one of the remaining wireless peripheral devices; replicating the master device by wirelessly transmitting at least a portion of the configuration database from the master device to the identified wireless peripheral device, the configuration data enabling the identified peripheral wireless device to assume network operation and to assume functionality of the master device; and repeating the identifying and the replicating steps. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a network environment, a method of automatically configuring a plurality of wireless peripheral devices, the method comprising:
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configuring a new peripheral device at the request of a network connected master device, the configuration including automatically applying configuration data to the new peripheral device to enable the new peripheral device to assume network operation; conditioning the new configured peripheral device to function as the master device; and repeating the configuring and conditioning steps until a predetermined number of additional new peripheral devices have assumed network operation.
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