Automatic protocol migration when upgrading operating systems
US7694030B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Automatic protocol migration when upgrading operating systems includes checking, after upgrading at least a portion of an operating system of a host device, whether a new driver supporting enhanced functionality for a portable device is now available, where a driver supporting base functionality would have been previously used for communicating with the portable device. If such a new driver supporting enhanced functionality for the portable device is now available, then the host device installs the new driver supporting enhanced functionality for the portable device.
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