Patent ID: 8365201
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a computer system comprising a computer and a device operable to perform at least one function, a method comprising: obtaining an identifier for the device, the device comprising a peripheral connected via a bus or local wireless connection with the computer, the device comprising component peripherals, wherein the device and the component peripherals are each addressable by the computer via the bus or wireless connection as individual devices; identifying, based on the identifier, that the device is a single physical multi-function device performing a plurality of functions corresponding to the peripheral components, respectively, wherein each function of the plurality of functions is identified by a same identifier; and using the identifier to select information relating to the single physical multi-function device to display, in a graphical user interface that is used to manage devices of the computer system, an icon representing the multi-function device, wherein the graphical user interface displays icons to represent both single-function devices and multi-function devices, wherein the graphical user interface responds to user input directed to the icon of the multi-function device by displaying representations of each of the peripheral components, wherein the icon of the multi-function device can be interacted with by a user to perform management tasks on the device that automatically trigger corresponding management tasks being performed for the peripheral components.