Patent · US Expired

Peripheral device control system

US6211966A · kind A · utility

5Cited by
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41Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 1, 1998
Grant dateApr 3, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1285
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A client inquires service information or ability information which are peculiar to a plurality of or a single peripheral device, manages those information in a storage so that they can be updated, and requests a service to the peripheral device which can respond to a desired service request.

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