Method for configuring a piece of equipment with the use of an associated machine resolvable code
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a piece of configurable equipment, comprising the steps of:
- providing a computer which is in communication with a network, the piece of configurable equipment interfaced to the computer and having one or more machine-resolvable codes associated therewith, which machine-resolvable codes have an association stored at an intermediate location on the network with routing information of a remote location on the network and an association stored at the remote location with software associated with the operation of the configurable equipment;
obtaining a representation of the one or more machine resolvable codes;
connecting the computer to the remote location disposed on the network, after first connecting to the intermediate location on the network to obtain the routing information of the remote location, in response to and as a function of a representation of a select one of the one or more machine-resolvable codes being obtained;
transmitting information associated with the software that is associated with the select one of the one or more machine-resolvable codes from the remote location to the computer; and
altering the operation of the piece of configurable equipment via the computer according to the received information.
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Abstract
An architecture for automatically configuring equipment interfaced to a computer. A computer which is in communication with a network, is provided having the piece of equipment interfaced to the computer and having associated therewith one or more machine-resolvable codes (MRCs). The computer connects to a remote location disposed on the network in response to a select one of the one or more MRCs being read with a reader. Configuration information associated with the select one of the one or more MRCs is then transmitted from the remote location to the computer. The piece of equipment is then configured via the computer according to the configuration information.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of configuring a piece of configurable equipment, comprising the steps of:
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providing a computer which is in communication with a network, the piece of configurable equipment interfaced to the computer and having one or more machine-resolvable codes associated therewith, which machine-resolvable codes have an association stored at an intermediate location on the network with routing information of a remote location on the network and an association stored at the remote location with software associated with the operation of the configurable equipment; obtaining a representation of the one or more machine resolvable codes; connecting the computer to the remote location disposed on the network, after first connecting to the intermediate location on the network to obtain the routing information of the remote location, in response to and as a function of a representation of a select one of the one or more machine-resolvable codes being obtained; transmitting information associated with the software that is associated with the select one of the one or more machine-resolvable codes from the remote location to the computer; and altering the operation of the piece of configurable equipment via the computer according to the received information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An architecture for configuring a piece of configurable equipment, comprising:
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a computer which is in communication with a network, the piece of configurable equipment interfaced to said computer and having one or more machine-resolvable codes associated therewith which machine-resolvable codes have an association stored at an intermediate location on the network with routing information of a remote location on the network and an association stored at the remote location with software associated with the operation of the configurable equipment; a device for obtaining a representation of said one or more machine-resolvable codes; a remote location disposed on said network, said computer connecting thereto, after first connecting to the intermediate location on the network to obtain the routing information of the remote location, in response to and as a function of a select one of said one or more machine-resolvable codes being obtained; and information associated with the software that is associated with said select one of said one or more machine-resolvable codes transmitted from said remote location to said computer; wherein the piece of configurable equipment has the operation thereof altered via said computer according to said received information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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