System and method for automatic configuration

An automatic configuration, driver technology, applied in the input/output process of data processing, digital output to printing units, instruments, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-02-09
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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Also, after installation, when administrators or users add or remove installable options such as enclosures or storage, they must be entered manually into the UI to show the changes

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[0017] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an environment in which a system of the present invention may be implemented. A plurality of client computers 200 are connected to the network printer 300 through the network 500 . Client 200 and network 500 may be similar to those described above with reference to Figure 2 below. It is also possible to connect the printer server 400 to the client 200 and the printer 300 via the network 500 . In the environment shown, a printer 300 is available to serve clients 200 over a network 500 . In addition to the network printer 300, additional network devices such as a network scanner may also be included.

[0018] Figure 2 illustrates an example of a suitable computing system environment 100 in which the present invention may be implemented. In particular, the client 200 shown in FIG. 1 can be implemented in the computing system environment 100 . Computing system environment 100 is only one example of a suitable computing environment ...

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A system and method for automatic configuration upon installation of a network printer are disclosed. The techniques of the invention avoid the burden of manual configuration by users and system administrators. The network printer is associated with printer description files, a driver, a spooler, and a port monitor. The system comprises bi-directional application program interfaces associated with the spooler for allowing the driver to generate a bi-directional request and receive a bi-directional response. The system additionally includes a syntax within the printer description files for representing and associating the bi-directional request and the bi-directional response with a print feature. The system also includes extension files stored in the driver for relating bi-directional values and printer values and a notification infrastructure controlled by the port monitor for providing a bi-directional notification of configuration changes to the driver and selected applications.

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(1) Technical field [0001] This invention relates to the field of configuring systems when installing network devices, and in particular to automatic configuration when installing network printers. (2) Background technology [0002] Today, installing a network printer is a time-consuming and difficult task. Often the person installing a network printer is required to perform multiple steps to obtain a static Internet Protocol (IP) address, create a queue, manually configure the queue, manually set up the device configuration for the queue, print a test page, and send instructions on how to communicate with the newly installed network Email instructions for printer connection to customer. [0003] The process available for network printer installation can be cumbersome for small or large organizations. In large organizations, the process of network printer installation is expensive for administrators, especially when hundreds of devices with different feature sets require m...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/12
CPCG06F3/1285G06F3/1293G06F3/1254G06F9/44505G06F3/1297G06F3/1204G06F3/1224G06F3/1232G06F3/12
Inventor A·G·T·恩古莹I·帕维切维奇M·P·费雷伦
Owner MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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