Patent ID: 6681392
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
At a local computer system on a network, a method of installing peripheral software in response to a user selection to install the peripheral software on a remote system which is connected to the network, the method comprising the steps of:resolving system information for the remote system by interacting with the remote system over the network, wherein the system information comprises peripheral objects and ports installed on the remote system; determining software and option selection for installation on the remote system; stopping, by interacting with the remote system over the network, one or more related services on the remote system to allow replacement of existing component files of the peripheral software, at least in part in response to the user selection to install the peripheral software, said stopping step not requiring a subsequent reboot of the remote system; copying the peripheral software to the remote system over the network; restarting the one or more related services on th e remote system by interacting with the remote system over the network; and updating system information on the remote system by interacting with the remote system over the network.