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US 2002/0161939 A1Published application
Device driver installing method
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYang Gi Kim, Sang Il Lee
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AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYang Gi Kim, Sang Il Lee
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The present invention relates to a method of installing a device driver capable of driving a peripheral device installed in an slot of a PC after receiving the device driver from a server located in a global network. When a PC card device including a memory in which both a network address of a server providing the device's driver and information identifying the device driver have been stored is inserted into a slot, network address and the device driver identifying information is read from the memory. Using this information, a request of a download of the device driver from the server with reference to the read-out information is made. The PC then receives the device driver downloaded from the server, and executes the received device driver to enable the peripheral device. With this method, no floppy disk need be supplied with the driver and the URL information is continued in the device, eliminating installation and updating steps by the user.
A method of installing a device driver for a peripheral device, comprising:
A peripheral device to be inserted in an I/O slot of a personal computer, comprising a memory configured to store a network address of a server that provides a device driver suitable for the device and information identifying the device driver, wherein the peripheral device is configured to use the network address and the information identifying the device driver to select a proper driver from the server.
A method of enabling a peripheral on a device in communication with a network, comprising:
A peripheral configured to couple to a network device, comprising:
A computer-readable medium encoded with executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a client device with a peripheral device to perform functions, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.