Patent ID: 6349304
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for configuring a target device linked to a network, wherein a plurality of devices communicate over the network, comprising the steps of:determining a source device from the devices; determining a set of features from features implemented in the source device, wherein at least one value is set for each feature in the source device; determining features from the determined set of features that the target device is capable of implementing, wherein the determined features the target device is capable of implementing differ from the determined set of features; transmitting to the target device the values for the determined features that the target device is capable of implementing via the network, wherein the target device is configured with the values transmitted over the network; and generating information on values for determined features not transmitted to the target device upon determining that the target device is not capable of implementing the values for the determined features.