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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2010
Hugo Krapf, Mississauga, CA;
Kevin Beatty, Elmira, CA;
Hugo Krapf, Mississauga, CA;
Kevin Beatty, Elmira, CA;
Psion Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A method and a system for configuring of a client device using a configuration device in a peer to peer communication local network including a plurality of client devices, the configuration device including configuration information designated as sharable information. The method comprises generating a discovery request at the configuration device, the discovery request targeted to the plurality of handheld devices, in response to the discovery request, generating a request for communication with the configuration device from at least one client device, establishing communication between the configuration device and the client device, assigning, at the configuration device, a group to the at least one client device, identifying, at the configuration device, a selection of components from among the sharable information, the selection of components associated with the assigned group and for downloading to the at least one client device; and downloading, for installation at the client device, the selection of components to the at least one client device of the assigned group.