Remote creation of printer instances on a workstation
First Claim
1. A method of remotely installing a new printer in a printers folder on a client workstation that communicates via a network with a control point terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
- in the control point terminal, performing an operation to add the new printer in the printers folder of the client workstation; and
in response to the operation being performed, the control point terminal transmitting identification information of the new printer being added to an agent in the client workstation; and
in the client workstation, the agent receiving the identification information from the control point terminal;
in response to receiving the identification information of the new printer, the agent automatically obtaining printer configuration information and print driver information based at least in part on the received identification information;
the agent automatically configuring the printer and installing a print driver based on the obtained printer configuration information and print driver information; and
the agent creating a locally managed instance of the printer.
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Abstract
Remotely installing a new printer in a printers folder on a client workstation that communicates via a network with a control point terminal by, in the control point terminal, performing an operation to add the new printer in the printers folder of the client workstation, and in response to the operation being performed, the control point terminal transmitting identification information of the new printer being added to an agent in the client workstation, and in the client workstation, the agent receiving the identification information from the control point terminal, in response to receiving the identification information of the new printer, the agent automatically obtaining printer configuration information and print driver information based at least in part on the received identification information, the agent automatically configuring the printer and installing a print driver based on the obtained printer configuration information and print driver information, and the agent creating a locally managed instance of the printer. The operation may be simply selecting the new printer and the workstation that the printer is to be added to. The printer configuration information and the print driver information may be automatically obtained from a remote device on the network, such as an FTP server, and a port for communication with the printer may be automatically created. The unique identifier may be a network address of the printer, such as an IP address, a printer name, a DNS name or a NetBios name, and the printer may be a virtual printer, rather than an actual printer installed on the network.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of remotely installing a new printer in a printers folder on a client workstation that communicates via a network with a control point terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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in the control point terminal, performing an operation to add the new printer in the printers folder of the client workstation; and
in response to the operation being performed, the control point terminal transmitting identification information of the new printer being added to an agent in the client workstation; and
in the client workstation, the agent receiving the identification information from the control point terminal;
in response to receiving the identification information of the new printer, the agent automatically obtaining printer configuration information and print driver information based at least in part on the received identification information;
the agent automatically configuring the printer and installing a print driver based on the obtained printer configuration information and print driver information; and
the agent creating a locally managed instance of the printer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Computer-executable process steps for remotely installing a new printer in a printers folder on a client workstation that communicates via a network with a control point terminal, the process steps comprising the steps of:
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in the control point terminal, performing an operation to add the new printer in the printers folder of the client workstation; and
in response to the operation being performed, the control point terminal transmitting identification information of the new printer being added to an agent in the client workstation; and
in the client workstation, the agent receiving the identification information from the control point terminal;
in response to receiving the identification information of the new printer, the agent automatically obtaining printer configuration information and print driver information based at least in part on the received identification information;
the agent automatically configuring the printer and installing a print driver based on the obtained printer configuration information and print driver information; and
the agent creating a locally managed instance of the printer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An agent in a client workstation for performing an operation to remotely add a new printer to the client workstation, the agent performing the steps of:
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receiving identification information of the new printer to be added to the client workstation, the identification information being transmitted to the agent from a control point terminal;
in response to receiving the identification information of the new printer, the agent automatically obtaining printer configuration information and print driver information based at least in part on the received identification information;
automatically configuring the printer and installing a print driver based on the obtained printer configuration information and print driver information; and
creating a locally managed instance of the printer in a windows registry of the client workstation. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for remotely adding a new printer to a client workstation, comprising:
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a control point in which an operation to add the new printer in a printers folder of the client workstation is performed, wherein, in response to the operation being performed, the control point transmits identification information of the new printer being added to an agent in the client workstation; and
an agent in the client workstation that receives the identification information from the control point, in response to which the agent automatically obtains printer configuration information and print driver information based at least in part on the received identification information, automatically configures the printer and installs a print driver based on the obtained printer configuration information and print driver information, and creates a locally managed instance of the printer in the printers folder of the workstation. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A graphical user interface of a control point for performing a process to remotely add a new printer to an agent of a client workstation, comprising:
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an installation pane that provides a listing of printers which can be added to the agent; and
an agents pane that provides a listing of agents on the network. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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