Method and system for automatically configuring a wireless peripheral device in a network environment
OwnerDaniel Lehotsky, Gang Zeng +1inventors
InventorsDaniel Lehotsky, Gang Zeng, Tsutomu Nobutani
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Abstract
A method of automated wireless peripheral device configuration in a network environment comprises conditioning an existing networked wireless peripheral device to transmit configuration data to a new wireless peripheral device to be added to the network environment. At the new wireless peripheral device, the configuration data is received and automatically is applied to enable to new wireless peripheral device to assume network operation.
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A method of automated wireless peripheral device configuration in a network environment comprising:
- conditioning an existing networked wireless peripheral device to transmit configuration data to a new wireless peripheral device to be added to the network environment;
- receiving, at the new wireless peripheral device, the configuration data;
- and
- automatically applying the configuration data to the new wireless peripheral device to enable the new wireless peripheral device to assume network operation.
A method of automatically configuring a new wireless printer to be added to a network environment including an existing wireless printer comprising:
- placing the new wireless printer proximate to said existing wireless printer;
- and
- conditioning the existing wireless printer to a source mode and the new wireless printer to a target mode wherein in said source mode, said existing wireless printer automatically transmits configuration data based on its settings to said new wireless printer and wherein in said target mode, said new wireless printer automatically applies received configuration data thereby to enable the new wireless printer to assume network operation.
A wireless peripheral device comprising:
- memory storing wireless peripheral device configuration program code;
- and
- a processor conditionable to execute said program code, upon execution of said program code, said processor transmitting network configuration data to a proximate wireless peripheral device to update and configure said proximate wireless peripheral device for network operation.
A computer readable medium including a computer program for automated wireless peripheral device configuration, said computer program comprising:
- computer program code for changing settings of a wireless peripheral device to preprogrammed default values;
- computer program code for generating network configuration data based on said default values;
- computer program code for transmitting the network configuration data to a proximate wireless peripheral device;
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- computer program code for restoring the settings of said wireless peripheral device.
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