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System and method of providing updates

US10705852B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims
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Filing dateFeb 14, 2018
Grant dateJul 7, 2020
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/572
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods, and/or processes may receive an interrupt from a device associated with an information handling system; may retrieve an executable from the device; may store the executable via a memory medium of the information handling system; may provide a signal, to an operating system executing via at least one processor of the information handling system, that indicates that the executable was stored via the memory medium; may execute the executable via the at least one processor; may retrieve one or more of a device driver for the device and firmware for the device; and may install the one or more of the device driver for the device and the firmware for the device. In one or more embodiments, the device may include a docking station or a peripheral device, among others.

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