TW565768B - Network peripheral requiring no advance driver installation - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a network peripheral requiring no advance driver installation, which goes through peripheral in connection with computer including a network interface controller, a RAM, a flash memory, a peripheral I/O controller and a microprocessor, allowing computer user to pick the peripheral through network requiring no input of IP address and no advance program or software installation. Consequently, user can eliminate the inconvenience in looking for installation floppy disk or CD and version update management and can utilize the file sharing right setup to control the privilege for user to use the peripheral.

Description

565768 V. Description of the invention α) [Field of the invention] The present invention refers to a method that can be used to remotely find a complete disk or program directly without the need for security, especially a remote computer. The driver is used, and the magnetic property is installed. Another file is for personal results, but the user will not be able to avoid the problem background due to the design of the first installation of peripherals] Users of network peripherals who install driver software do not need to install software in advance or click and use the peripheral Equipment, the trouble of using optical discs and updating the version. If the computer user wants to use it, the method is to use the magnetic disk or the host computer, and set the version to be different. Scanning the CD-ROM, installing and using the relevant data of the peripheral device, can be used to update the software, programs, and exchange the disc for the user. In this way, it is quite inconvenient for computer users, and some peripheral devices (file sever) ) Internal computer, although this method can still require the first manager to install and install to the personal computer, two steps to update and store it in the file server. The inventor is dedicated to improving the above-mentioned defects for software or drivers Wait, ready to use. The required programs are pre-stored in a certain program, and the user downloads and installs from the network to receive the driver for the centralized management driver in the file server and the second track 'and when the peripheral equipment is updated' the driver on the parallel . Research in conjunction with the use of science, so that users of remote computers can directly click the

Page 4 565768 V. Description of the invention (2) [Objective of the invention The present invention does not require pre-installation of equipment, and it is convenient for the system to be used to make the invention prepared via the Internet without pre-installation procedures. Trouble 'The present invention formula (for example: network address recording method presentation and the user needs to relearn the drive of the edge device of the invention to install software on it will drive the computer user Install software remotely to avoid the use of another version of the Internet. Now, what is commonly used is to provide an available or program, that is, users who can set data through the network program, program only need to use the network to download The purpose of the driver is to allow the use of a computer connection, to enable remote or program, and to directly update the problem from the user who needs to re-update and change the update management. The purpose is to find the device next to the user, and The device allows users to directly click on the file to browse the file directory, click on the remote storage path, etc., and perform only the peripherals to complete the computer line and there are peripheral related To magnetize the device of the brain to work with peripheral devices, use downloads this week. User peripherals are connected. The user who drives the CD-ROM through the Internet does not need to rely on the programs required by the device to save files. It is implemented in the same way as the operator's file. Another purpose is to provide weekly programs by sharing files over the network. It can also provide user authentication and permission control functions to control the use of peripheral devices. [Inventive Features] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention mainly provides a network peripheral device without installing driver software in advance, and includes a network interface control

Page 5 _ 565768 V. Description of the invention (3) Device, control path and storage, one record of the data is transmitted / remote without a random device and one or one system data. Second record and program memory unit surface control Access control computer's pre-installed access memory, a flash memory microprocessor, of which the remote computer above the network interface is connected, the materials, programs, and the remote computer memory unit are connected In the network surface control, the peripheral output / input control is used to perform peripheral functions. The microcomputer, the first memory unit, and the second are connected as the system function. The user directly loads the driver by browsing. Or software. The first control device of the first control device controls the single-memory program and selects the peripheral output / input device through the network memory unit for the required connection program for the retrieval system connected to the first device and the network respectively. Yuan and peripheral output; by this, for the peripheral device, and [inventive content to make technical content, the attached graphics producer. Please refer to the present invention is a device that can be scanned through the peripheral device, and network scanning is restricted. Please refer to the detailed description. Your review committee can further understand the features of the present invention and please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, it is for reference and explanation only, and is not intended to limit the present invention. The first figure is a diagram of the network connection architecture of the present invention. A kind of network peripheral device that does not need to install driver software in advance. It is a peripheral device 3 connected to the network 1 and several remote computers 2. 3 can be a network printer, network fax machine, network projector or Network optical disc drive, etc., and the number of remote computers 2 does not increase or decrease dynamically at any time. The second figure is a circuit block diagram of the peripheral device 3 of the present invention

Page 6 565768 V. Description of the invention (4), including a network interface controller 3 1, a random access memory 3 2 ′, a flash memory 3 3 ′ — a peripheral output / input controller 3 4 and a Microprocessor 3 5, where: the network interface controller 3 1 is connected to the network 1 (using transmission control protocol / network protocol; TCP / IP), and serves as a connection between the remote computer 2 and peripheral devices 3 Communication bridge. The flash memory 3 3 stores system data, programs, and connection programs required for the remote computer 3, such as drivers, program setting data, peripheral service server programs, and file sharing service programs. The random access memory 3 2 is connected to the network interface controller 3 1 and is used to retrieve data and execute programs. The peripheral I / O controller 34 is connected to the random access memory 32, and performs peripheral functions, such as printing, scanning, faxing, or reading and writing a disc (depending on the device function). The microprocessor 3 5 is connected to the network interface controller 3 1, the random access memory 3 2, the flash memory 3 3 and the peripheral output / input controller 3 4 respectively, and executes system function programs, and Controls the network interface controller 31 to provide processing network protocols, file sharing services, and the like. Please refer to the third figure, which is the operation flow chart of the present invention, including the following steps: Step 100: First, the peripheral device 3 starts a file sharing server program, and according to the file sharing protocol such as SMB or CIFS, the device Name and file directory of the storage driver, published on the local network;

Page 7 565768 V. Description of the invention (5) Screen 2 of Brain 2 (such as the fourth picture and the third one, the user can use the peripheral equipment); the third picture will share the file (as shown in the sixth picture) The network 1 contains the browsing network (shown in the Internet); the file is used in the authentication and rights 2 use case directory, (shown in the file); the instructions are entered and sent to drive peripheral functions, and wait for the next design, as shown below Special step 102: The user can find peripheral equipment at the remote electric neighborhood. Step 104: Click to the desired peripheral to set the original permission management limit function to control permissions (as shown in Figure 5). Show step 1 0 ··· After confirmation, the peripheral is set for the user to browse the file. Step 1 0 8: Click the driver and it will be executed (as shown in the seventh figure. Step 1 1 0: the remote computer 2 Then the service server program will execute the instructions until the program ends. In summary, through the special 1) of the present invention, users of remote computers can directly click on peripheral devices by browsing without entering an IP address. 2 ) No need to pre-install driver for remote computer There will not ever leave many outdated or disabled driver files in the computer. 3) The driver used by the remote computer is included in the peripheral device. 4) The trouble of finding a magnetic disk or optical disk and the problem of version update management can be eliminated. 5) Provide user authentication and authority control functions. Therefore, the present invention fully complies with the requirements of a patent application and has industrial advantages.

Page 8 565768 V. Description of the invention (6) The application is based on the patent law. Please check and approve the case in detail to protect the rights and interests of the inventor. Letter of Instruction. According to the above, it is only the best specific embodiment of the present invention, but the features of the present invention are not limited to this. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or modifications in the field of the present invention. For example, random access memory and flash memory can be replaced with memory elements with the same effect, which can be covered by the patent scope of the following case. ,

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565768 Brief description of the diagram The first diagram is a diagram of the network connection architecture of the present invention. The second figure is a circuit block diagram of the present invention. The third diagram is an operation flowchart of the present invention. The fourth figure is an operation screen for a user to browse a network neighborhood on a computer screen to find peripheral devices according to the present invention. The fifth diagram is an operation screen for user authorization authentication according to the present invention. The sixth diagram is a day-to-day operation for a user to browse files in a peripheral device according to the present invention. The seventh figure is an operation screen for a user to click a driver in a peripheral device according to the present invention. [Reference number in the figure] 1 Network 2 3 3 5 Remote computer Peripheral equipment Network interface controller Flash memory Microprocessor 2 Random access memory 4 Peripheral I / O controller

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Claims (1)

565768 6. Scope of patent application 1. A network peripheral device without the need to install driver software in advance, which includes a network interface controller, which is connected to one or more remote computers through the network; a first memory A unit for storing system data, programs, and a connection program required for cooperating with the remote computer, a second memory unit, which is connected to the network interface controller for data retrieval and program execution; The peripheral output / input controller is connected to the first memory unit to perform peripheral functions; and a microprocessor is separately connected to the network interface controller, the first memory unit, the second memory unit and the peripheral output / The input controller is connected to execute the system function program; thereby, the user of the remote computer can directly click on the peripheral device by browsing without installing a driver or software in advance. 2 4 As described in Item 1 of the scope of the patent application, there is no need to install driver software on the network peripheral device. The peripheral device can be used for printing, scanning, faxing, or reading and writing optical discs. The first peripheral unit is a non-volatile memory, as described in item 1 of the patent application, which does not require a driver software to be installed in advance. As described in item 3 of the scope of the patent application, the network peripheral device without the need to install driver software in advance, wherein the first memory unit is a flash memory. Page 11 565768 VI. Scope of patent application 5, such as applied network type, program 6, such as applied network memory 7, such as applied network controller 8, and applied network There is no need to install the driver software peripheral equipment described in item 1 of the patent scope, wherein the first memory unit stores driver setting data, peripheral service server programs and file shunt services. Install driver software peripherals, where the second memory unit is random access. The first range of the patent scope does not require the driver software peripherals to be installed in advance. The microprocessor can control the network interface to provide a processing network. Communication protocols, file sharing services. The first range of the patent scope does not require the driver software to be installed in advance. Peripheral devices are managed using the built-in network file sharing system to set the permissions on the driver files and the files themselves. Page 12