Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Input/output expansion
Patent
1998-02-25
2000-06-20
Lee, Thomas C.
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Input/output expansion
711115, 713 2, 375220, 375222, G06F 1314
Patent
active
060789670
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus is disclosed for extending functionality to a peripheral. The apparatus included a peripheral device having a processor, a dedicated storage device containing an enabling algorithm comprising a program code, and a receiver adapted to receive a removable storage device. An embedded operating system of the apparatus is associated with the peripheral device. The apparatus includes a removable storage device containing code. The code is indicative of extended functionality comprising extended features enabled via the embedded operating system. The receiver is configured to receive the code from the removable storage device which is operatively associated with extending functionality to the peripheral device. A method according to the apparatus is also disclosed.
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Elamin Abdelmoniem
Hewlett--Packard Company
Lee Thomas C.
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