Patent ID: 10623253

Abstract:
A device, system and web page for providing status information of a first device to a client device are provided together with a method for retrieving status information of the first device from the client device. The first device comprises an integral web server arranged to provide a web page. The web page comprises one or more standard elements available for download from the first device or from a second device. The web page also comprises at least one variable element specific to the first device including the status information of the first device. The method comprises sending a request for the web page from the client device to the first device. The method further comprises receiving at the client device, from the first device, an initial web component comprising an initial script. The method further comprises running the initial script at the client device to: attempt to access a first test element from the first device; attempt to access a second test element from the second device; determine, based on an outcome of the attempts to access the first test element and the second test element, whether to download the one or more standard elements from the first device or the second device; and download the one or more standard elements from the determined device and the at least one variable element from the first device. The method further comprises displaying the web page on the client device.