WO2001086435A3 - Automatic configuration of equipment and software - Google Patents

Automatic configuration of equipment and software Download PDF

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WO2001086435A3
WO2001086435A3 PCT/US2001/040718 US0140718W WO0186435A3 WO 2001086435 A3 WO2001086435 A3 WO 2001086435A3 US 0140718 W US0140718 W US 0140718W WO 0186435 A3 WO0186435 A3 WO 0186435A3
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equipment
piece
mrcs
configuration information
software
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PCT/US2001/040718
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Jeffry Jovan Philyaw
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Digital Convergence Corp
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Priority claimed from US09/568,150 external-priority patent/US6792452B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/568,148 external-priority patent/US6725260B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/568,293 external-priority patent/US6704864B1/en
Application filed by Digital Convergence Corp filed Critical Digital Convergence Corp
Priority to AU2001261837A priority Critical patent/AU2001261837A1/en
Publication of WO2001086435A2 publication Critical patent/WO2001086435A2/en
Publication of WO2001086435A3 publication Critical patent/WO2001086435A3/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
    • H04L41/08—Configuration management of networks or network elements
    • H04L41/0876—Aspects of the degree of configuration automation
    • H04L41/0886—Fully automatic configuration
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/4401—Bootstrapping
    • G06F9/4411—Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
    • H04L41/08—Configuration management of networks or network elements
    • H04L41/0803—Configuration setting
    • H04L41/0806—Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play

Abstract

An architecture for automatically configuring equipment. A piece of equipment connected externally to a user PC has one or more machine-resolvable codes (MRCs) associated therewith. The piece of equipment receives configuration information from a remote location disposed on the network in response to reading a select one of the one or more MRCs with a reader. Configuration information associated with the select one of the one or more MRCs is transmitted from the remote location to the piece of equipment via the user PC, and the piece of equipment is then configured according to the configuration information.
PCT/US2001/040718 2000-05-10 2001-05-10 Automatic configuration of equipment and software WO2001086435A2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/568,150 2000-05-10
US09/568,150 US6792452B1 (en) 1998-09-11 2000-05-10 Method for configuring a piece of equipment with the use of an associated machine resolvable code
US09/568,148 2000-05-10
US09/568,148 US6725260B1 (en) 1998-09-11 2000-05-10 Method and apparatus for configuring configurable equipment with configuration information received from a remote location
US09/568,293 2000-05-10
US09/568,293 US6704864B1 (en) 1999-08-19 2000-05-10 Automatic configuration of equipment software

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WO2001086435A3 true WO2001086435A3 (en) 2003-08-14

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