Method and apparatus for providing software for office equipment at point-of-sale

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APP PUB NO 20020169849A1
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09855216

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An apparatus for providing software to a user for use by a particular user device. The apparatus includes a user interface configured to allow a user to select the particular user device from a plurality of user devices. The user interface generates a user input signal in response to the user making a selection. The apparatus also includes a communication device configured to connect to a global computer network, and a computer readable medium writing device. A processor in the apparatus is configured to receive the user input signal, to use the user input signal to retrieve software specific to the particular user device from the global computer network via the communication device, and to store the software on a computer readable medium using the computer readable medium writing device.

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HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY L P10300 ENERGY DRIVE SPRING TX 77389

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Schroath, Leonard T Boise, ID 21 374

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