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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 02, 2011
Applicants:

Jason C. Tsongas, Rochester, NY (US);

Matthew O. Scrafford, Fairport, NY (US);

Inventors:

Jason C. Tsongas, Rochester, NY (US);

Matthew O. Scrafford, Fairport, NY (US);

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/65 (2013.01); H04L 29/08981 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for automatically distributing firmware updates in an image production device network is disclosed. The method may include receiving a firmware update from a firmware distribution source through a communication interface, automatically installing the firmware update, automatically distributing the firmware update to one or more other image production devices in the image production device network through the communication interface. The firmware update may then be automatically installed by the one or more other image production devices in the image production device network.


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