Method and apparatus for maintaining peripheral device support information
AssigneeNovell, Inc.
InventorsBart Dahneke, Ted Wayne Tronson, Michael John Cowley, Victor Hugo Parra
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for maintaining a computing device is provided. An indication of an end of persistence for a peripheral device is received. Monitoring is performed for an event related to the end of persistence. Support information associated with the peripheral device is removed from the computing device based on detection of the event related to the end of persistence.
Claims18
A method for maintaining a computing device connected or not to a peripheral, device, comprising:
- receiving an indication of an end of persistence for the peripheral device regardless of whether the peripheral device is actually connected to the computing device;
- by the computing device, monitoring for an event related to the end of persistence regardless of whether the peripheral device is actually connected to the computing device;
- and
- by the computing device, fully automatically removing a device driver associated with the peripheral device based on detection of the event related to the end of persistence, wherein the monitoring and the fully automatically removing the device driver occurs regardless of whether the computing device is networked or maintains a network connection.
A computing device configured as a client computer, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a provider set of executable instructions operable to receive an indication of an end of persistence for a peripheral device regardless of whether the peripheral device is connected to the computing device, to monitor for an event related to the end of persistence, and to fully automatically remove a device driver associated with the peripheral device from the memory based on detection of the event related to the end of persistence, wherein the executable instructions are operable for the monitoring and the fully automatically removing the device driver regardless of whether the computing device is networked or maintains a network connection.
A computing environment system, comprising:
- a peripheral device;
- and
- a computing device having memory and capable of accessing the peripheral device, the computing device being operable to receive an indication of an end of persistence for the peripheral device regardless of whether the peripheral device is connected to the computing device, to monitor for an event related to the end of persistence, and to fully automatically remove a device driver associated with the peripheral device from the memory based on detection of the event related to the end of persistence, wherein the computing device is capable of the monitoring and the fully automatically removing the device driver regardless of whether the computing device is networked or maintains a network connection.
A method for maintaining a computing device connected or not to a peripheral device, comprising:
- receiving an indication of an end of persistence for the peripheral device regardless of whether the peripheral device is connected to the computing device;
- by the computing device, monitoring for an event related to the end of persistence;
- by the computing device, detecting the event;
- and
- by the computing device, fully automatically removing a device driver associated with the peripheral device based on the detecting, wherein the monitoring, the detecting and the fully automatically removing the device driver occurs regardless of whether the computing device is networked or maintains a network connection.
A method for maintaining a computing device connected or not to the computing device, comprising:
- receiving an indication of an end of persistence for a peripheral device regardless of whether the peripheral device is connected to the computing device;
- monitoring for an event related to the end of persistence;
- and
- by the computing device, fully automatically removing a device driver associated with the peripheral device based on detection of the event related to the end of persistence, wherein the monitoring and the fully automatically removing the device driver occurs regardless of whether the computing device is networked or maintains a network connection.
A method for maintaining a computing device connected or not to a peripheral device, comprising:
- receiving an indication of an end of persistence for the peripheral device regardless of whether the peripheral device is connected to the computing device;
- monitoring for an event related to the end of persistence;
- detecting the event;
- and
- by the computing device, fully automatically removing a device driver associated with the peripheral device based on the detecting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.