Method, apparatus and computer product for identifying the...

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2005-01-04

2009-06-02

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

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Peripheral configuration

C713S001000, C713S002000, C713S100000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07543083

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for identifying a type of a peripheral connected to an information processing apparatus includes a peripheral-information reading unit that reads information relating to the peripheral from the information processing apparatus using at least one of systems whose application order is predetermined; a peripheral-information storing unit that stores in advance specification information of a peripheral to be connected to the information processing apparatus; and a peripheral-type identifying unit that collates the information read by the peripheral-information reading unit with the specification information stored in the peripheral-information storing unit to identify the type of the peripheral connected to the information processing apparatus.

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Japanese Office Action issued on Mar. 2, 2009 in corresponding Japanese Patent Application 2004-264266.

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