Operating system device centric agent
US6754811B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4411
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A USB device centric agent is associated with an operating system. The agent software is only required to be loaded once and then it will function with multiple compatible USB devices. A standard interface is established between the device agent and any compatible USB device. This enables any compatible USB device to control the agent which in turn controls the host computer. This is opposite the standard practice where the host controls the USB device.
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