Method, system and program product for remote maintenance of a peripheral device
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1. A method for maintaining and servicing a device from one of one or more remote maintenance terminals through the Internet said method comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving at said device a first message from one of said one or more remote maintenance terminals wherein said first message includes a first command and a first authorizing message;
b) checking said first authorizing message for validity; and
c) executing said first command if said first authorizing message is valid for said device.
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Abstract
A remote maintenance method to provide a remote maintenance system for LAN connected devices, which enables a maintenance company to maintain devices directly via e-mail communication utilizing device commands and device passwords. The method maintains a device connected to a user side network from a maintenance side management terminal connected to a maintenance side LAN through the Internet.
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1. A method for maintaining and servicing a device from one of one or more remote maintenance terminals through the Internet said method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving at said device a first message from one of said one or more remote maintenance terminals wherein said first message includes a first command and a first authorizing message;
b) checking said first authorizing message for validity; and
c) executing said first command if said first authorizing message is valid for said device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for maintaining and servicing a device from one of one or more remote maintenance terminals through the Internet said method comprising:
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a) means for receiving at said device a first message from one of said one or more remote maintenance terminals wherein said first message includes a first command and a first authorizing message;
b) means for checking said first authorizing message for validity; and
c) means for executing said first command if said first authorizing message is valid for said device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer readable program code means therein for maintaining and servicing a device from one of one or more remote maintenance terminals through the Internet said computer program product comprising:
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a) computer readable program code means for receiving a first message at said device from one of said one or more remote maintenance terminals wherein said first message includes a first command and a first authorizing message;
b) computer readable program code means for checking said first authorizing message for validity; and
c) computer readable program code means for executing said first command if said first authorizing message is valid for said device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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