Network board which responds to status changes of an installed peripheral by generating a testpage
US5828864A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/325
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An interactive network device which interfaces a LAN to a peripheral that includes a front panel through which a user can affect status changes to the peripheral. Included in the interactive network device are a LAN interface which interfaces to the LAN and over which peripheral data is communicated, and a peripheral interface which interfaces to the peripheral and over which the peripheral data is communicated and the status of the peripheral data is received. A processor analyzes the status of the peripheral received over the peripheral interface so as to detect a predetermined sequence of status changes in the peripheral and, in response to detection of the predetermined sequence of status changes, (a) generates testpage information containing at least one of network information and interactive network device information and (b) outputs the generated testpage information.
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