Method and system to access software pertinent to an electronic peripheral device at an address based on a peripheral device identifier

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Inactive Publication Date: 2006-07-11
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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Benefits of technology

This patented technology allows users access their local devices through different networks without having them manually entered each time they use it. It uses identifiers like IP addresses (IP Addresses) along with instructions about how these machines are connected together. Users only have to input this identification details when connecting themselves overseas via internet protocols such as HTTPS or FTP. They don't even know which part of the world they want to connect because there aren’t always enough memory space available near where data transmission happens.

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Technologies exist where periphery components like printers cannot communicate directly during startup due to lack of internet protocol capabilities. Additionally, current methods involve loading drivers onto mass storage devices attached to electronic devices, making them cumbersome and prone to errors caused by human input. Therefore, technical solutions aim to simplify the configuration process and eliminate unnecessary steps between programming and installing processes.

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[0027]FIG. 1 and the following discussion are intended to provide a brief, general description of a suitable computing environment in which the present invention may be implemented, both in regard to a server that stores and provides Web pages and a client that requests the Web pages and displays them to a user. Although not required, the present invention will be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules that are executed by a personal computer. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that this invention may be practiced with other computer system configurations, particularly in regard to a client device for displaying a Web page, including hand-held devices, pocket personal computing devices, digital cell phones adapted t

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A method and system for using a peripheral device identifier obtained from a peripheral device to determine a network address from a database, or generate the network address based on the identifier. Information related to the peripheral device is obtained from a remote device at the network address. The method includes automatically transferring at least one identifier from the peripheral device to a host device when the peripheral device is connected to the host device. The step of transferring is preferably done during or after enumeration of the peripheral device, such as occurs when a USB device is connected to a computer. The identifier is used as an index to automatically determine a network address from a database on the host device or a remote device, or to automatically generate a network address. Then, communication occurs between the host device and a remote device or other source of the information indicated by the network address. For example, the host device may download a device driver for the peripheral device from the remote device or from another peripheral device connected to the host device indicated by the network address.

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