Patent ID: 6615297
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A system for manipulating the private settings of a peripheral device, said system comprising:at least one host computer; a peripheral device in a communication interface with the at least one host computer, the peripheral device having a data store including a map of setting data comprised of public settings for the peripheral device and private settings of the peripheral device that are implicated in the public settings, the peripheral device including a variable manager in communication with the data store of the peripheral device; and wherein the host computer transmits a data packet including one or more public settings for the peripheral device across the communication interface and the variable manager receiving the data packet, the variable manager retrieving the setting data from the data store in response to receipt of the data packet, and the variable manager processing the data packet and manipulating one or more of the private settings of the peripheral device in accordance with said map.