Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra – Device driver communication – Device driver configuration
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-06
2007-11-06
Thomson, William (Department: 2194)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra
Device driver communication
Device driver configuration
C719S321000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10788120
ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment, a computer accessible medium comprises a plurality of instructions which, when executed, parse at least a section of an input file to identify: (i) one or more driver information files, if at least one driver information file is listed in the section, and (ii) one or more first device drivers, if at least one device driver is listed in the section. If at least one driver information file is listed in the section, the plurality of instructions parse each of the one or more driver information files to identify: (i) one or more second device drivers, if at least one device driver is included in the driver information file, and (ii) one or more miniport drivers, if at least one miniport driver is included in the driver information file. The plurality of instructions select a selected device driver from the first device drivers, the second device drivers, and the miniport drivers. The selected device driver is to be listed in an output file that is used in a text phase of an operating system installation on a computer system that includes the hardware device. In another embodiment, a computer accessible medium comprises a plurality of instructions which, when executed and if a computer system comprises at least one virtual hardware device, identify the virtual hardware device and a corresponding physical hardware device. The plurality of instructions also capture a device driver associated with the physical hardware device for use as the device driver in an install of an operating system on a second computer system having a same type of physical hardware device. Corresponding computer systems and methods are also described.
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Graf Nicholas R.
Okcu Okan
Merkel Lawrence J.
Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel P.C.
Pantoliano, Jr. Richard
Thomson William
Veritas Operating Corporation
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