Method and system for adding a device entry to a device tree upon detecting the connection of a device
US6041364A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/177
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for adding device entries to a device tree is disclosed. When the computer system detects the connection of a device, the computer system searches a device tree to determine if the device is being connected for the first time. If so, a device entry for the device, including a device type and at least one device function, is added to the device tree. Using the device type and at least one device function, the system searches a match tree to identify at least one first sequence of instructions to execute when the device is connected for the first time. The first sequence of instructions modifies the device entry to associate at least one software category with the device. The first sequence of instructions may: (1) modify the device entry to include at least one software component to be notified when the device is connected; and/or (2) modify the device entry to associate with each software category at least one software component to be used with the device.
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