Patent ID: 6826581
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method, performed by a remote device, of upgrading a target device, the method comprising:receiving a configurable script file from a configuration server, the script file containing device data identifying a type of device, commands, and graphics data; identifying the target device on a network using the device data, wherein identifying the target device comprises issuing a query over the network for devices that correspond to the device data in the script file, and receiving a response to the query from the target device; receiving identification data from the target device, the identification data identifying software and data on the target device that can be upgraded, the identification data identifying a current version of the software on the target device; generating a user interface containing information about the target device using both the identification data and the graphics data; and upgrading the target device using the commands in accordance with information input via the user interface, wherein upgrading comprises the remote device executing the commands from the script file and downloading results of command execution to the target device, the results being used to upgrade the target device.