System and method for handling dynamic changes in device states
US5787019A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/177
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a system and method by which changes in states of devices within a computer system are identified and understood by relevant parts of the system. The system responds to state changes in a well-defined and predictable way without requiring a reboot cycle of operation. The state changes can be classified as a "hard event" or a soft event." Each event may further classified as, among others, a "device removed" event or a "device added" event.
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