Judy Ann Edwards

US Patent:

7146413, Dec 5, 2006

Filed:

Jun 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/172656

Inventors:

Jennifer Mae Spitzer - Boise ID, US
Judy Nicole Edwards - Meridian ID, US
Garth Frederick Schmeling - Boise ID, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 15/177
G06F 3/12

US Classification:

709220, 358 115

Abstract:

Exemplar embodiments for facilitating remote updating of a client device's printer settings in a networked environment are disclosed. An illustrative method includes the steps of receiving information from a network in a client device, the information comprising a predefined printer setting that corresponds to a printer accessible through a print server coupled to the network, and automatically updating a printer setting on the client device to correspond to the predefined printer setting. Illustrative methods may be implemented via an executable program received in the client device by e-mail or as part of the network login process. Illustrative systems and computer readable media also are provided.