Method and apparatus for dynamically configuring device using device code
US6512467B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0238
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a method and apparatus for configuring a first device based on a code associated with a second device. In accordance an embodiment of the invention, the method comprises the steps of accepting with the first device an input from the second device, providing to the first device a code associated with the second device in association with the input, determining if a configuration of the first device corresponds to a configuration corresponding to the provided code and, if not, reconfiguring the first device to a configuration associated with the provided code if the first device. In one embodiment of the invention, the first device is a computer and the second device is a keyboard connected to the computer, the input comprises the typing of a key and the configuration comprises selecting a keyboard mapping function corresponding to a keyboard code.
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