CN1297924C - Method for automatically mounting internal and external input-output apparatus to networks - Google Patents
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The present invention discloses an automatic installing and collocating method for external input and output equipment in a network, which comprises the following procedures that an enquiry message is sent out and each enquiry response message which is issued by peripheral equipment is received by a user terminal; the enquiry response messages are analyzed and associated information is extracted by the user terminal, and the peripheral equipment which needs to be arranged is selected; the user terminal detects whether the user terminal is provided with the selected peripheral equipment, if the user terminal is provided with the selected peripheral equipment, needed collocation work before use is directly completed, and if the user terminal is not provided with the selected peripheral equipment, self detection is carried out by the user terminal, and the detected associated information of the user terminal is sent to the selected peripheral equipment and a request message is sent out to the selected peripheral equipment; a matched driver installation packet is searched by the peripheral equipment, and a network address in which the driver installation packet is positioned is sent to the user terminal; the needed driver installation packet is arranged by the user terminal; the needed collocation work before use is completed by the user terminal. An operation flow of using various peripheral equipment in the network by a user is simplified and various peripheral equipment can be more conveniently used by the user by the present invention.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the outside input-output device technology in the network, be meant that especially outside input-output device in a kind of network installs the method for configuration automatically.
Background technology
Along with development of computer, increasing special outside input-output device at various applicable cases has appearred, these equipment generally all have the ability of finishing certain specific input/output task, as printer mainly is the printing function of realizing electronic document, picture, and scanner then mainly is the function that realizes information Recognition on other carriers is become digitized information.By these special outside input-output device, PC (PC) just can better realize the intercommunication of information between the various information carriers.But, before the user uses these outside input-output device, generally all must install and dispose, and the work of these installations and configuration be generally all more loaded down with trivial details these outside input-output device.For example, if want to use a network printer, the user just must find the position of this network printer in network earlier, search out with the driver of this printer coupling according to type, the version of information such as the living manufacturer of this printer, model and user PC end operating system then and install on user PC, the user also needs to create the network port etc. for this printer under some situation.The work of above-described these complexity has increased the difficulty that the user uses outside input-output device, has limited the user and is convenient to use various outside input-output device such as the network printer.
Now, mobile office has become the innate need of the economy of modern office.Under mobile office environment, the user can as notebook, PDA etc., finish multiple information processing work by various carry-on digital processing devices, but under many circumstances, and the intercommunication of carrying out information between other information carriers still need be by various special outside input-output device.In this case, the cooperative relationship between notebook etc. and outside input-output device be at random, of short duration, the installation configuration flow before therefore original too complicated use just seems more outstanding to the restriction in user's use.For example a user is in a new environment, even only need to print installation and the configuration effort that a document also must carry out a series of printers, and after the document printing is finished, above-mentioned installation configuration effort just becomes meaningless, in most cases the user needs to carry out by hand follow-up works such as a series of printer unloading again, make the user too loaded down with trivial details, caused very big inconvenience to the user to the use of outside input-output device such as printer.So, be badly in need of a kind of technology and simplify the user and use necessary installation configuration flow before the outside input-output device, and finish the work of user's required work before using outside input-output device as much as possible automatically.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide outside input-output device in a kind of network that the method for configuration is installed automatically, use this method user terminal can seek outside input-output device in the network automatically, and configuration is installed automatically, make it can simplify the work that the user uses various outside input-output device, be user-friendly to.
For achieving the above object, technical scheme of the present invention is achieved in that
Outside input-output device is installed the method for configuration automatically in a kind of network, may further comprise the steps:
Receive resolver by its built-in announcement message behind A, the accessing user terminal to network and send query messages, and receive in the network of place by the query response message to described query messages of each outside input-output device by its built-in network condition declaration device issue from trend place network;
B, described user terminal receive resolver by its built-in announcement message and resolve the described query response message that has received, therefrom extract the information relevant with configuration is installed, and selection need be installed the outside input-output device in the network of configuration;
C, described user terminal detect whether described selected outside input-output device self has been installed, if install, and then direct execution in step G; If do not install, then execution in step D;
D, described user terminal detect soft, the hardware environment of self, and detected self relevant information is sent to described selected outside input-output device, and send request message to it;
E, described outside input-output device search the matched drive program installation kit, and the network address at driver installation kit place are sent to described user terminal according to self relevant information and request message that the above-mentioned user terminal that receives sends;
F, described user terminal move required driver installation kit according to the network address, and install;
G, described user terminal finish and use the configuration effort before the outside input-output device in the described network according to the relevant information of the described outside input-output device that extracts.
Described steps A further comprises: described user terminal also receives resolver by its built-in announcement message and receives in the network of place by the various announcement messages of each outside input-output device by its built-in network condition declaration device issue.
Described announcement message comprise at least described outside input-output device adding/when exitting network by its built-in network condition declaration device to the adding of Web publishing/withdraw from announcement message and described outside input-output device in network linking just often by its built-in network condition declaration device regularly to the survival announcement message of Web publishing.
Relevant information described in the step B comprises kind, model, the manufacturer's information of described each outside input-output device at least.
Self relevant information described in the step D comprises type, the version number information of operating system on this user terminal at least.
Request message described in the step D comprises the request to the required on-site network address of driver installation kit at least.
Configuration effort described in the step G is included in the port of creating described outside input-output device on the user terminal automatically.
The method that utilization is above, the user is when adding a network, only need to confirm whether to need to install and use the various outside input-output device in this network of being found, the user selects and confirms that later all install configuration efforts and all can finish automatically, and do not need user's participation, thereby simplified the operating process that the user uses the various outside input-output device that exist in the network greatly, can allow the user use various outside input-output device better more easily.
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Fig. 1 installs the configuration effort flow process automatically for outside input-output device in the network of the present invention and always schemes;
Fig. 2 is an outside input-output device workflow diagram in the network of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the outside input-output device driver of an automatic installation of the present invention process flow diagram;
Fig. 4 is an associated external input-output device structural representation of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is declaration message pick-up, the process of analysis figure of associated clients of the present invention.
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For making the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention express clearlyer, the present invention is further described in more detail below in conjunction with drawings and the specific embodiments.
The invention provides outside input-output device in a kind of network the method for configuration is installed automatically, utilization this method, user terminal can be sought all available outside input-output device in the network automatically before the one or more outside input-output device in the network is installed configuration.In the present invention, the outside input-output device in the described network is a built-in network condition declaration device, this device will add/withdraw from announcement message in the adding of said external input-output device or when exitting network from the trend Web publishing; Externally the network linking of input-output device just often will be automatically, the survival announcement message of still surviving to Web publishing oneself termly; And in receiving network, during the query messages of other-end, will send the inquiry that query response message responds this terminal.Simultaneously, in the present invention, an also built-in announcement message receives resolver on the user terminal such as PC, notebook, when this user terminal inserts some networks, the built-in announcement message of this user terminal receives resolver and can send query messages to the network at this user terminal place, and the query response message at above-mentioned query messages that is sent by outside input-output device that receives is fed back to user terminal in time; Simultaneously, this device also can constantly be intercepted the various announcement messages that each outside input-output device sends in this network, thereby monitors the network connection state of each outside input-output device in this network.By above-mentioned method, when certain user terminal joins in certain network, will receive the various announcement messages that each outside input-output device of existing in this network is sent, and, when certain the outside input-output device in this network exitted network or switches to disabled state, this user terminal can in time obtain notice too.
In the network provided by the present invention outside input-output device install automatically configuration method the specific implementation flow process as shown in Figure 1, this flow process is divided into following several key step:
Step 101: built-in announcement message receives the user terminal of resolver behind access network, automatically collect in this network the relevant information of outside input-output device of each built-in network condition declaration device and the relevant information of this user terminal self, and need to select the outside input-output device installed;
Step 102: download of information or direct operation and this outside input-output device matched drive program bag that above-mentioned user terminal basis is returned by the above-mentioned outside input-output device that need install, and install;
Step 103: above-mentioned user terminal is finished the relevant setting of using this outside input-output device preceding.
In step 101, built-in announcement message receives resolver and can send query messages from trend place network in the user terminal, receive the various announcement messages that send by network condition declaration device built-in in each outside input-output device in the network at this user terminal place then or at the query response message of above-mentioned query messages, and from these message, extract the necessary relevant information of this outside input-output device of configuration is installed, kind as this outside input-output device, model, manufacturer etc., and detect the driver whether this user terminal has installed this outside input-output device automatically, if do not install, then this user terminal extracts the relevant information of self, type as operating system on this user terminal, version number etc., execution in step 102 again; If outside for this reason input-output device was installed the corresponding driving program on this user terminal, then direct execution in step 103.
In step 102, user terminal sends to above-mentioned self relevant information of collecting in the outside input-output device of the required install driver of this user terminal, automatically seek and this user terminal matched drive program according to the above-mentioned information that receives by this outside input-output device then, and the on-site network address of this driver fed back to above-mentioned user terminal, this user terminal automatically downloads to this locality with required driver, and install automatically according to the network address of receiving; Perhaps this user terminal directly carries out network installation according to the network address of receiving.This step has been saved artificial searching driver, and manual again process of carrying out the driver installation has greatly been simplified the user and used operating process.
At last, in the step 103 of flow process, the information that above-mentioned user terminal is collected according to step 101 is finished automatically and is used the necessary configuration effort of this outside input-output device.
Figure 2 shows that the workflow of outside input-output device:
Step 201: outside input-output device adds network, adds announcement message from the trend Web publishing, to the relevant information of whole network declaration self.At this moment, each user terminal that has been linked in this network can receive the relevant information that resolver receives this outside input-output device by its built-in announcement message.
Step 202: the timer in the outside input-output device picks up counting, if after reaching one-period, this outside input-output device does not still receive the signal that the self networks link disconnects, then should outside input-output device from trend Web publishing survival announcement message, represent self still to survive in network.
Step 203: when a user terminal adds above-mentioned network, this terminal will be sent query messages automatically, begin to inquire about the outside input-output device of all existence in this network.
Step 204: said external input-output device sends corresponding query response message according to the query messages received, and self relevant information is sent to the user terminal of initiating inquiry.
Step 205: when this outside input-output device will exit network or switch to disabled state, then should outside input-output device will send and withdraw from announcement message from the trend network, declare that self will exit network or switch to the information of disabled state, disconnect network linking, workflow finishes.
What Figure 3 shows that driver downloads and installs workflow automatically:
User terminals such as step 301:PC receive various announcement messages or the corresponding query response message that resolver receives each outside input-output device in the network of place by built-in announcement message.
Step 302: above-mentioned user terminal receives resolver by announcement message and resolves the various announcement messages or the corresponding query response message that are sent by each outside input-output device in the network of place that has received, and according to these message extraction the required necessary information of these outside input-output device of configuration is installed.
Step 303: user terminal detects soft, the hardware environment of self, and selection need be installed the outside input-output device of configuration.
Step 304: judge whether this user terminal has installed the driver of selected outside input-output device, if install, then this user terminal does not need install driver again, directly execution in step 309; If do not install, then must at first the corresponding driving program be installed for this user terminal, promptly execution in step 305.
Step 305: above-mentioned user terminal sends to above-mentioned selected outside input-output device to detected self relevant information, and the on-site network address of request corresponding driving program installation kit.
Step 306: this outside input-output device is searched the matched drive program installation kit, and its network address is sent to above-mentioned user terminal according to the request message that the above-mentioned user terminal that receives sends.
Step 307: above-mentioned user terminal downloads to this locality with required driver installation kit automatically from the network address that this outside input-output device is returned.
Step 308: above-mentioned user terminal carries out unmanned with the driver installation kit of downloading automatically and installs.
Step 309: above-mentioned user terminal is finished and is used preceding necessary configuration effort according to the relevant information of the said external input-output device of collecting, and workflow finishes.
Above-mentioned steps 307,308 also can be:
The outside input-output device of built-in network condition declaration device can be called associated external input-output device in the above-described network, Figure 4 shows that the structural representation of associated external input-output device.This associated external input-output device mainly is made up of four parts: network condition declaration device, equipment work management devices, equipment failure information management device, driver installation kit memory storage.Wherein, network condition declaration device mainly is responsible for the internal information of this associated external input-output device regularly to the network declaration, i.e. announcement messages such as issue adds, withdraws from, survival; The equipment work management devices mainly is in charge of the work queue of each network device requests in this associated external input-output device; The equipment failure information management device mainly is responsible for obtaining the failure message of this associated external input-output device and it is passed to network condition declaration device, declares that by network condition device is to the Web publishing announcement message again; Driver installation kit memory storage mainly is responsible for work such as the uploading of driver installation kit, downloaded stored management of this associated external input-output device.
The user terminal that above-described built-in announcement message receives resolver can be called associated clients, Figure 5 shows that declaration message pick-up, the process of analysis figure of associated clients:
Step 501: associated clients starts its built-in declaration message pick-up resolver automatically when starting.
Step 502: the declaration message pick-up resolver of this associated clients begins to send automatically query messages, receive the various declaration information that the various associated external input-output device in the network of place send and resolved.
Step 503: the testing result of self is judged whether this associated clients has installed the driver of this associated external input-output device according to outside input-output device information and this associated clients of obtaining after resolving.If do not install, then direct execution in step 504, the driver of this associated external input-output device is downloaded in preparation; If installed, then direct execution in step 506.
Step 504: this associated external input-output device sends the driver downloading request message in network.
Step 505: above-mentioned associated clients receives also resolves the driver that above-mentioned associated external input-output device sends and downloads response message, and according to downloading driver automatically and install or directly carry out network installation according to the network address that this message provided in the network address that this message provided.
Step 506: above-mentioned associated clients begins to receive the work related news of this associated external input-output device.
A specific embodiment of above-mentioned associated external input-output device is the related network printer.The related network printer is a kind of new network printer of using method exploitation provided by the present invention, this printer is cooperated with associated clients, can under the situation that needs the user to participate in hardly, finish the installation and the configuration effort that use the network printer preceding automatically.
Be built in the network condition declaration device of above-mentioned related network printer and be built in and realize on the B agreement that declaration message pick-up resolver in the above-mentioned associated clients all is based on Legend Company and proposed.According to the top method of mentioning, associated clients can automatically be obtained the various relevant informations of related network printer.
Except network condition declaration device, also built-in related driver programs installation kit memory module and driver installation kit are searched module in the related network printer; Except declaration message pick-up resolver, also built-in automatic download module of driver and driver unmanned installed module in the associated clients.By above-mentioned several functional modules, automatically download and install flow process according to above-mentioned driver, associated clients can automatically be finished the installment work of related network printed driver, can also finish the work such as establishment of the network printing port on the associated clients automatically according to the relevant information of collecting simultaneously.
This new-type network printer of related network printer, only need the user to confirm whether need to install and use the related network printer of being found, confirm that later all install configuration efforts and all can finish automatically, do not need user's participation, thereby simplified the operating process that the user uses the network printer greatly, can allow the user use the network printer better more easily.
The above is preferred embodiment of the present invention only, is not to be used to limit protection scope of the present invention.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of being done, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1, outside input-output device is installed the method for configuration automatically in a kind of network, it is characterized in that may further comprise the steps:
Receive resolver by its built-in announcement message behind A, the accessing user terminal to network and send query messages, and receive in the network of place by the query response message to described query messages of each outside input-output device by its built-in network condition declaration device issue from trend place network;
B, described user terminal receive resolver by its built-in announcement message and resolve the described query response message that has received, therefrom extract the information relevant with configuration is installed, and selection need be installed the outside input-output device in the network of configuration;
C, described user terminal detect whether described selected outside input-output device self has been installed, if install, and then direct execution in step G; If do not install, then execution in step D;
D, described user terminal detect soft, the hardware environment of self, and detected self relevant information is sent to described selected outside input-output device, and send request message to it;
E, described outside input-output device search the matched drive program installation kit, and the network address at driver installation kit place are sent to described user terminal according to self relevant information and request message that the above-mentioned user terminal that receives sends;
F, described user terminal move required driver installation kit according to the network address, and install;
G, described user terminal finish and use the configuration effort before the outside input-output device in the described network according to the relevant information of the described outside input-output device that extracts.
2, outside input-output device is installed the method for configuration automatically in the network according to claim 1, it is characterized in that described steps A further comprises: described user terminal also receives resolver by its built-in announcement message and receives in the network of place by the various announcement messages of each outside input-output device by its built-in network condition declaration device issue.
3, outside input-output device is installed the method for configuration automatically in the network according to claim 2, it is characterized in that: described announcement message comprise at least described outside input-output device adding/when exitting network by its built-in network condition declaration device to the adding of Web publishing/withdraw from announcement message and described outside input-output device in network linking just often by its built-in network condition declaration device regularly to the survival announcement message of Web publishing.
4, outside input-output device is installed the method for configuration automatically in the network according to claim 1, and it is characterized in that: the relevant information described in the step B comprises kind, model, the manufacturer's information of described each outside input-output device at least.
5, outside input-output device is installed the method for configuration automatically in the network according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: self relevant information described in the step D comprises type, the version number information of operating system on this user terminal at least.
6, outside input-output device is installed the method for configuration automatically in the network according to claim 1, and it is characterized in that: the request message described in the step D comprises the request to the required on-site network address of driver installation kit at least.
7, outside input-output device is installed the method for configuration automatically in the network according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the configuration effort described in the step G is included in the port of creating described outside input-output device on the user terminal automatically.
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