US 2025/0097355 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTED IMPORTATION OF DEVICES TO A CLOUD SERVICE

Abstract

A system and method for assisted onboarding of multifunction peripherals to a cloud device management system uses a smartphone or tablet to commence a new device registration. A user determines whether to register using device information obtained directly via near field communication (NFC), if available, or via decoding a QR code output by the MFP. When NFC is used, the smartphone links to the MFP and downloads the device information. When QR codes are used, the smartphone scans the code and decodes it to get the device information. Device handshaking between the MFP and the cloud service is commenced by sending an instruction from the smartphone to the MFP for NFC registration, and by showing user instructions for commencing handshaking on the smartphone display when QR code registration is used.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a processor and associated memory;
a network interface;
a wireless data interface;
a digital imaging device;
and
a user interface comprising a user input and a display;
wherein the processor is configured to,
receive a user selection to add an MFP to a cloud management system via the user interface,
receive a user data communication selection of peer-to-peer data communication with the MFP or visual data communication with the MFP,
receive device data from the MFP in accordance with the data communication selection,
send a device registration request for the MFP to an associated cloud management system in accordance with received device data via the network interface,
receive confirmation of a successful registration of the MFP with the associated cloud management system via the network interface, and
initiate a data exchange handshake between the MFP and the associated cloud management system after receipt of the confirmation.

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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a digital data device to execute a control method, the control method comprising:

receiving a user selection to add an MFP to a cloud management system via a user interface of a digital data device;
receiving a user data communication selection of peer-to-peer data communication with the MFP or visual data communication with the MFP via the user interface;
receiving device data from the MFP in accordance with the data communication selection,
sending a device registration request for the MFP to an associated cloud management system in accordance with received device data via a network interface,
receive confirmation of a successful registration of the MFP with the associated cloud management system via the network interface, and
initiate a data exchange handshake between the MFP and the associated cloud management system after receipt of the confirmation.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for assisted importation of devices to a cloud service

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System and method for assisted importation of devices to a cloud service

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