Method and device for specifying initialization tasks for a peripheral device
First Claim
1. A method for customizing a network peripheral device, comprising the steps of:
- sending a request with an ID for the peripheral device to a computer on the network requesting at least one initialization task;
the computer searching a memory for the initialization task based on the peripheral device ID and retrieve that initialization task; and
executing the retrieved task to cause a communication with the peripheral device to initialize the peripheral device.
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Abstract
A method and device for customizing a network peripheral device, the method comprising the steps of: sending a request with an ID for the peripheral device to a computer on the network requesting at least one initialization task; the computer searching a memory for the initialization task based on the peripheral device ID and retrieve that initialization task; and executing the retrieved task to cause a communication with the peripheral device to initialize the peripheral device. In one embodiment, the peripheral device ID is contained within a URL, and wherein the URL contains an address to a computer on the network, and the URL is used to request execution of the initialization task. In another embodiment of the invention, each of a plurality of different computers on the network retrieves a different initialization task and executes its respective retrieved initialization task to cause a communication with the peripheral device to initialize a different aspect of the peripheral device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for customizing a network peripheral device, comprising the steps of:
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sending a request with an ID for the peripheral device to a computer on the network requesting at least one initialization task;
the computer searching a memory for the initialization task based on the peripheral device ID and retrieve that initialization task; and
executing the retrieved task to cause a communication with the peripheral device to initialize the peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A peripheral device, comprising:
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a device functional engine;
a network communications module;
a small non-volatile memory containing an ID or a reference for an ID for the peripheral device; and
a boot program that sends a request via the network communications module for an initialization task and receives a communication from the network that initializes the peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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