Method for automatically installing and updating drivers

Details Method for automatically installing and updating drivers Method for automatically installing and updating drivers

2006-06-20

2006-06-20

Nguyen-Ba, Antony (Department: 2192)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra

Device driver communication

C719S327000, C717S168000, C717S174000, C710S008000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07065769

ABSTRACT:
A method comprising automatic installation of device drives in which an operating system or other device installation code obtains a unique identifier from a device, uses that unique identifier to locate a driver for the device, downloads the driver from that location, and completes the installation. Various methods of using the unique identifier to locate the driver are enumerated.

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