Patent ID: 7889869

Claim:
A method comprising: transmitting a certain type of hypertext transfer protocol request message from a device during a first type of session and in response, receiving a certain type of hypertext transfer protocol response message, the certain type of hypertext transfer protocol response message comprising a dedicated multipurpose internet mail extensions type indicating that a second type of session is being initiated, the second type of session being a different type of session from the first type of session, the second type of session being identified by an identifier embedded in the certain type of hypertext transfer protocol response message, where the first type of session is used for communication between a web server and a web browser running on the device and the second type of session is used for communication between a device management server that is connected to the web server and a device management client running on the device, and where the first type of session uses a first protocol and the second type of session uses a second, different client-server protocol; in response to receiving the certain type of hypertext transfer protocol response message, transmitting in the second type of session a device management session reply that comprises device details and the identifier, where the device details comprise at least one of a device identifier and a firmware identifier; receiving in the first type of session a list at the device, the list comprising at least one download option that is descriptive of downloadable information that is compatible with the device details; and in response to selecting the at least one download option from the list, receiving downloadable information described by the selected at least one download option at the device during the second type of session.