Automatic driver installation method and system

Details Automatic driver installation method and system Automatic driver installation method and system

2004-12-14

2009-12-29

Tsai, Henry W. H. (Department: 2184)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Peripheral configuration

C719S327000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07640368

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for automatically installing drivers in a host device for driving an apparatus that is connected to the host device and having at least one emulation. The method includes the steps of executing a driver installation module included in the host device, the driver installation module requesting the apparatus to transmit model information of the apparatus and emulation information indicating which emulations are included with the apparatus, and receiving the emulation information and the model information from the apparatus. The driver installation module then automatically selecting and installing drivers based on the received emulation information and the received model information.

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