Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sharing devices via an email
- Patent Title (中): 通过电子邮件共享设备
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Application No.: US14830363Application Date: 2015-08-19
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Publication No.: US09438761B1Publication Date: 2016-09-06
- Inventor: William Robert Thompson , David M. Chapin
- Applicant: Xerox Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Norwalk
- Assignee: Xerox Corporation
- Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Norwalk
- Main IPC: G06F3/12
- IPC: G06F3/12 ; H04N1/00

Abstract:
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for automatically installing a connection to a device on a recipient endpoint device via an email are disclosed. For example, the method includes opening a device list application on an endpoint device, wherein the device list application includes one or more devices that are connected to the endpoint device, receiving an indication to share the one or more devices with the recipient endpoint device, opening an email interface with an attachment containing information associated with the one or more devices, receiving an email address associated with the recipient endpoint device and transmitting the email with the attachment, wherein the attachment is for automatically installing the connection to the one or more devices on the recipient endpoint device when the attachment is activated within a second device list application that is opened on the recipient endpoint device.
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