Web enabled peripheral device, method of using a web enabled peripheral device, and method of manufacturing and supporting a web enabled peripheral device

摘要

A web enabled peripheral device or internet appliance capable of executing services comprises means for maintaining, in the device, a list of services supported for use with the device; means for installing a service in response to the service being selected from the list by a user; and means for updating the list by communicating with a server external of the device, using which server a list of supported services can be updated for use by any of multiple said web enabled peripheral devices. Other methods and apparatus are also provided.