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US 6,009,480 AGranted
Integrated device driver wherein the peripheral downloads the device driver via an I/O device after it is determined that the I/O device has the resources to support the peripheral device
AssigneeTelxon Corporation
InventorMark F. Pleso
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Abstract
A peripheral device operatively coupleable to a computing system which includes a processor for processing various functions relating to the operation of the peripheral device. The peripheral device also including a memory operatively coupleable to the processor, the memory storing a device driver which the computing system employs to communicate with the peripheral device.
Claims29
A peripheral device operative to be coupled to a computing system, comprising:
- a processor for processing various functions relating to the operation of the peripheral device;
- and
- a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing a device driver for the peripheral device;
- the peripheral device configured to be coupled to an I/O device;
- wherein the peripheral device downloads the device driver to the computing system after the computing system determines the device driver is needed, the computing system making such determination based on whether the I/O device supports the peripheral device.
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A system for installing a peripheral device to a computer system, comprising:
- a peripheral device operatively coupled to the computer system via an I/O card, the peripheral device including a first processor and a first memory, the first memory storing a device driver for the peripheral device;
- a second processor for processing functions relating to the computer system, the second processor being operative to be coupled to the peripheral device;
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- a second memory operatively coupled to the second processor;
- wherein the second processor analyzes the I/O card and reads he device driver from the first memory if the I/O card includes a parallel port.
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A method for installing a peripheral device driver to a computer system, including the steps of:
- connecting a peripheral device to the computer system, the peripheral device including:
- a first processor for processing various functions relating to the operation of the peripheral device;
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- a first memory operatively coupled to the processor, the first memory storing the peripheral device driver for the peripheral device;
- analyzing an I/O card operatively to determine if the I/O card supports the peripheral device;
- transferring the peripheral device driver form the first memory to the computer system, the computer system including:
- a second processor for processing functions relating to the computer system, the second processor being operatively coupled to the peripheral device;
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- a second memory operatively coupled to the second processor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.