Patent ID: 8214744
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a system which includes a local device running a local web server and a remote device running a remote web server, the method comprising: running a web browser on the local device; rendering a series of web pages on the web browser, the series of web pages including (i) a set of local web pages served from the local web server, the set of local web pages providing configuration information regarding the local device, and (ii) a set of remote web pages served from the remote web server, the set of remote web pages providing configuration information regarding the remote device; and controlling the configuration of the local device or the remote device based on user interaction with the series of web pages; wherein the configuration information provided by the set of remote web pages includes a list of remote printing devices available through the remote device for printing; wherein rendering the series of web pages includes listing, at the web browser, local printing devices available on the local device and remote printing devices from the list of remoter printing devices available through the remote device in a single integrated list of printing devices available to the local device; wherein controlling the configuration of the local device includes: wherein configuring the local device to establish a connection with the particular printer includes, if a driver for the particular printer is not installed on the local device, then effecting an installation of the driver on the local device.