A system includes a server and a controller embedded in a device. Both the
server and the embedded controller are capable of communicating over a
computer network. The embedded controller sends a command to the server
over the computer network that identifies an instance of the device. In
response, the server identifies the instance of the device based on the
command, retrieves data that is specific to the instance of the device,
and sends the data to the embedded controller over the computer network.