Method and apparatus for delivering device drivers
US7444503B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4411
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for delivering a device driver to an operating system without user intervention. One or more operating systems (e.g., different operating system programs, different versions of one operating system) execute on a computer platform. During booting of an operating system a device is identified for which a driver is needed. The driver is requested from a service processor of the platform, which includes memory or storage for storing multiple device drivers (or multiple versions of one driver, for different operating systems). The driver is retrieved from the service processor's storage and delivered to the operating system.
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