Automatic device configuration using removable storage
AssigneeDigi International Inc.
InventorsJoel Young, Michael Zarns
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Abstract
A system and method of configuring an embedded system from removable media. The removable media is connected to the embedded system and the embedded system determines if the removable media includes a configuration key. If the removable media includes a configuration key, the embedded system determines if the configuration key includes configuration data applicable to the embedded system and, if the removable media includes a configuration key and the configuration key includes configuration data applicable to the embedded system, the embedded system applies the configuration data to the embedded system.
Claims17
A method of configuring an embedded system from removable media, the method comprising:
- connecting the removable media to the embedded system;
- determining if the removable media includes a configuration key;
- if the removable media includes a configuration key, determining if the configuration key includes configuration data applicable to the embedded system;
- and
- if the removable media includes a configuration key and the configuration key includes configuration data applicable to the embedded system, applying the configuration data to the embedded system.
An embedded system having enhanced configuration capability, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes volatile and nonvolatile memory;
- and
- a removable media interface;
- wherein the processor accesses removable media through the removable media interface, determines whether the removable media includes a configuration key and, if the removable media includes a configuration key, extracts configuration information from the configuration key and applies it to the embedded system.
A configuration key for an embedded system, the configuration key comprising:
- interface means for communicatively coupling the configuration key to an embedded system;
- and
- configuration key memory connected to the interface means, wherein the configuration key memory includes a configuration key identifier and configuration data applicable to the embedded system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.