Patent ID: 7730241

Claim:
A process for configuring a computing device to operate with a peripheral device having a configuration control and that is coupled to the computing device via a network, comprising: detecting activation of the configuration control at the peripheral device; receiving information associated with a user of the computing device at the peripheral device; outputting information from the peripheral device dependent on the received information; and configuring the computing device to operate with the peripheral device using the outputted information to achieve a given functionality of the peripheral device, by: determining that a configuration change of the computing device has to occur for the given functionality of the peripheral device to be achieved; identifying a resolution to effect the configuration change of the computing device by querying a database server to determine a sequence of steps adapted to realize the configuration change of the computing device in order to achieve the given functionality of the peripheral device; and implementing the resolution by performing the sequence of steps at the computing device to realize the configuration change of the computing device in order to achieve the given functionality of the peripheral device, such that effecting the configuration change of the computing device by performing the sequence of steps of the resolution permits the given functionality of the peripheral device to be achieved.