Re: [IPP] Registration proposal for additional IPP Printer firmware related attributes

[Ira McDonald via ipp <[e-mail]>]

Hi Smith,

All of this functionality has been defined in IPP System Service all along.

Firmware or application resources can be created and then installed for one
Printer or the whole System.  Then either the single Printer or whole
System
can be restarted to activate the new firmware or application software.

See sections 5.7, 6.1.1, 6.1.6, 6.2.4, 6.3.2, 6.3.13, and 6.3.17.

My apologies for brief response. Typing w/ left hand on touch pad.

Cheers,
- Ira

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On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 1:23 AM Kennedy, Smith (Wireless & IPP Standards)
via ipp <[e-mail]> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> HP would like to register several new IPP attributes that relate to
> printer firmware update:
>
> printer-firmware-update-uri (uri)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> This Printer Description attribute provides a URI to a page hosted in the
> printer or on the manufacturer's website for facilitating updating the
> printer's firmware. Valid schemes are "https" and "http".
>
>
> printer-firmware-update-version 1setOf (octetString(MAX) | no-value)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> This Printer Description attribute reports the latest firmware version
> available for the Printer by the Printer's manufacturer, in a format
> matching the Printer's "printer-firmware-version" Printer Description
> attribute [PWG 5100.13]. As this value depends on information from outside
> the Printer, if a Client specifically requests this attribute in a
> Get-Printer-Attributes request, then the Printer MUST query its
> manufacturer's source for printer firmware update information and provide a
> response within a reasonable amount of time (5 seconds? 10 seconds? 30
> seconds?). If this attribute is not specifically listed in a
> Get-Printer-Attributes request's "requested-attributes" operation
> attribute, then the Printer can choose to not return this attribute, or can
> return this attribute with 'no-value' or a cached value from the last time
> the printer checked.
>
>
> printer-firmware-update-string-version (1setOf text(MAX))
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> This attribute provides a string version of the value provided by the
> "printer-firmware-update-version" Printer Description attribute.
>
>
> We have also considered whether to propose a new IPP operation or similar
> mechanism to cause the Printer to proceed with fetching and installing an
> available firmware update, if the Printer is capable of such action (which
> "printer-firmware-update-version" seems to imply). But we held off of
> suggestions for that at this time.
>
> We would like to discuss this subject perhaps at the F2F or on a
> teleconference in the near future.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Smith
>
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