NETWORK SYSTEM HAVING AUTOMATIC CLIENT CONFIGURATION AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20050050174A1
• Filed: 09/03/2003
• Published: 03/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Kung, Shao-Tsu
• Application Number:
  US10/605,044
• Publication Number:
  US 20050050174A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A server includes a configuration file for storing configurations for clients requesting communication with the server. A client includes a memory for storing a set configuration. When the client requests a configuration from the server, the server sends a configuration to the client and the client sets the configuration into the memory to establish communication. A first program executable on the server measures a time since the configuration was sent to the client, allowing the client to connect to the server with that configuration for a predetermined time or until another connection request is made by the client. A second program executable on the client loads a configuration received by the client into the memory when the received configuration complies with a predetermined standard, and loads a default configuration into the memory when the received configuration does not comply with the predetermined standard.

Claims

1. A network system comprising:

a server comprising;

a configuration file for storing configurations for clients requesting communication with the server, the configurations comprising unique identifications for the clients;

a processor for controlling operations of the server and selecting configurations for clients; and

a transceiver for communicating with clients according to set configurations of the clients;

at least a client for communicating with the server according to a set configuration, the client comprising;

a transceiver for communicating with the server according to a set configuration;

a memory for storing the set configuration of the client; and

a processor for controlling operations of the client and generating a configuration request for the transceiver to send to the server;

wherein when the processor of the client requests a configuration from the server, the server sends a configuration to the client and the client loads the configuration into the memory to establish communication between the server and the client.

2. The network system of claim 1 wherein the transceivers are adapted to communicating via a wired or wireless network.

3. The network system of claim 1 further comprising a first program executable on the processor of the server, the first program capable of measuring a time since a configuration was sent to the client through the transceiver, and allowing the client to connect to the server with that configuration for a predetermined time or until another connection request is made by the client.

4. The network system of claim 1 further comprising a first program executable on the processor of the server, the first program capable of measuring a time since a configuration was sent to the client through the transceiver, and allowing the client to connect to the server with that configuration for a predetermined time.

5. The network system of claim 1 further comprising a first program executable on the processor of the server, the first program capable of allowing the client to connect to the server with that configuration until another connection request is made by the client.

6. The network system of claim 1 further comprising a second program executable on the processor of the client, the second program capable of loading a configuration received by the transceiver of the client into the memory when the received configuration complies with a predetermined standard, and loading a default configuration into the memory when the received configuration does not comply with the predetermined standard.

7. A network server for communication with at least a client, the network server comprising:

a configuration file for storing configurations for clients requesting communication with the server, the configurations comprising unique identifications for the clients;

a processor for controlling operations of the server and selecting configurations for clients;

a transceiver for communicating with clients according to set configurations of the clients; and

a first program executable on the processor for measuring a time since a configuration was sent to the client through the transceiver, and allowing the client to connect to the server with the configuration for a predetermined time or until another connection request is made by the client;

wherein when the client requests a configuration from the server, the server sends a configuration to the client to establish communication between the server and the client.

8. The network server of claim 7 wherein the transceiver is adapted to communicating via a wired or wireless network.

9. A client for communicating with the server according to a set configuration, the set configuration comprising a unique identification for the client, the client comprising:

a transceiver for communicating with the server according to a set configuration;

a memory for storing the set configuration of the client;

a processor for controlling operations of the client and generating a configuration request for the transceiver to send to the server; and

a second program executable on the processor for loading a configuration received by the transceiver into the memory when the received configuration complies with a predetermined standard, and loading a default configuration into the memory when the received configuration does not comply with the predetermined standard.

10. The network system of claim 9 wherein the transceiver is adapted to communicating via a wired or wireless network.

11. A method of establishing communication between a server and a client, the method comprising:

requesting a connection to the server with the client;

sending a configuration from the server to the client, the configuration comprising a unique identification for the client;

evaluating the configuration received by the client for compatibility with the client;

loading the configuration into a memory of the client when the configuration is compatible with the client; and

sending confirmation of the loaded configuration from the client to the server;

wherein the server and client communicate over an established connection according to the configuration in the memory of the client.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising loading a default configuration into the memory of the client when the received configuration is incompatible with the client.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising allowing connection to the server with the sent configuration for a predetermined time after the sent configuration is sent to the client.

14. The method of claim 11 further comprising allowing connection to the server with the sent configuration until another connection request is made by the client.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising allowing connection to the server with the sent configuration for a predetermined time after the sent configuration is sent to the client or until another connection request is made by the client.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein the server and client communicate over a wired or wireless network.