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US 2002/0178296 A1Published application
Wireless device, information processing apparatus, and device driver load method
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorHidenobu Tanuma
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Abstract
In a wireless device attachable to a host, an interface unit receives data indicating an operation mode to be selected from the host. A controller selects one of a first operation mode and a second operation mode in accordance with the data received by the interface unit, and executes the selected operation mode.
Claims14
A wireless device attachable to a host, comprising:
- an interface unit configured to receive data indicating an operation mode to be selected from the host;
- and
- a controller configured to select one of a first operation mode and a second operation mode in accordance with the data received by said interface unit, and execute the selected operation mode.
An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- an attachment unit to which a wireless device is attachable;
- and
- a device driver loader configured to select an operation mode of said wireless device on the basis of attribute information obtained from said wireless device when the wireless device is attached to said attachment unit, and boot corresponding software in accordance with the selected operation mode to interlock a processing function with the operation mode of said wireless device.
A device driver load method applied to an information processing apparatus to which a wireless device is attachable, said method comprising:
- selecting an operation mode of said wireless device on the basis of attribute information obtained from said wireless device when the wireless device is attached to said attachment unit;
- and
- booting corresponding software in accordance with the selected operation mode to interlock a processing function with the operation mode of said wireless device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.