System and method for providing configuration information of network-based apparatus
US7792932B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08C2201/42
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for automatically configuring an apparatus is provided by an apparatus configuration system including a plurality of apparatuses connected to a network, wherein the apparatuses include at least setting processing source apparatuses in which configuration information for configuring apparatus operation is stored, and a setting processing target apparatus for which the configuration information is to be set, and wherein at least one of the apparatuses has a setting processing execution unit that selects an apparatus being used by a user of the setting processing target apparatus among the setting processing source apparatuses and sets the configuration information about the setting processing target apparatus based on the configuration information stored in the selected apparatus.
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