Printer controlled default driver configuration
US8208152B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00962
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for permitting a rendering device, such as a printer, to be automatically configured at the time of device driver installation, regardless of the means utilized to install the driver are disclosed. In general, a device driver (e.g., a printer driver) is associated with the rendering device. The device driver includes a driver default configuration. The driver default configuration can be initially set in the rendering device via an embedded network server (e.g., an embedded web server) in the rendering device. The driver installer can then query the driver default configuration as set on the rendering device. The driver can then be automatically adjusted prior to the installation of the driver, in response to querying the driver default configuration by the driver installer. The rendering device can be implemented as a printer, a scanner, a multi-function device, a photocopy machine, and the like.
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