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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2003
Daniel Travis Lay, Horseshoe Bend, ID (US);
Curtis Reese, Boise, ID (US);
John Hatten, Boise, ID (US);
Daniel Travis Lay, Horseshoe Bend, ID (US);
Curtis Reese, Boise, ID (US);
John Hatten, Boise, ID (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to modifying files that are part of file system in a printer or printing device. The file system is related to a database, such that the database is updated when the file system is modified. Changes to the files system are made through a request, modifying the file system based on the request, and updating the database. Individual files make up programs that may be provided by a printer manufacturer or a third party solution provider. When the printer manufacturer or solution provider desires to modify files affecting a program, a query may be made as to the existing files in the database of the particular printer.