Method and apparatus for identifying computer expansion cards
US7035945B2 · kind B2 · utility
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12Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/387
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates identifying expansion cards installed in a computer system. The system operates by first examining a device tree for the computer system to identify nodes within the device tree that are associated with the computer expansion cards. Next, the system obtains a subset of parameters from the device tree that are associated with the computer expansion cards, and then performs a pattern match between the subset of parameters for each card and entries in an information file to identify each computer expansion card.
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