Patent ID: 7921420
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. In an imaging device that is logically connected to at least one host computer system, a method for updating device drivers on the at least one host computer system, comprising: receiving installation of a firmware upgrade that comprises a driver upgrade included with the firmware upgrade, wherein the driver upgrade allows access to at least one new feature provided by the firmware upgrade and/or comprises at least one new software correction to an existing driver for properly operating the imaging device, wherein the firmware upgrade comprises multiple versions of the driver upgrade, each version corresponding to a different operating environment; identifying the at least one host computer system to which the imaging device is logically connected; and sending the driver upgrade to the at least one host computer system, wherein the driver upgrade is sent independently from a print job being received, and wherein the steps of identifying the at least one host computer system and sending the driver upgrade to the at least one host computer system are performed in response to receiving installation of the firmware upgrade, wherein the multiple versions of the driver upgrade are sent to the at least one host computer system.