Patent ID: 7640504
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for exporting menu objects to a peripheral in text form from a device, comprising: collecting from the peripheral configuration data including a value of at least one current setting of the peripheral; creating on the device a menu structure having at least one page, each page having at least one element, each element including a string adapted to store a value of a setting for the element, the string further including an element identifier unique to the page and an element type indicative of a format of the setting; storing the collected configuration data into the string of at least one corresponding element of the menu structure on the device; receiving at the device a request from the peripheral for an element in the menu structure; sending the string for the requested element from the device to the peripheral, the string for the requested element including at least a portion of the stored configuration data; and displaying on the peripheral at least a portion of the menu structure, the portion including the requested element.