System and method for identifying and configuring modules within a digital electronic device
US6049870A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/268
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for identifying and configuring modules within a digital electronic device comprises a coordinator device coupled to the electronic device, functional modules coupled to the coordinator device for performing selected device functions, identifiers each uniquely associated with a corresponding one of the functional modules and configuration drivers which each correspond to one of the identifiers, whereby the coordinator may read the identifiers and execute the corresponding configuration drivers to configure the functional modules.
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