Installation of a device driver
US8260978B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4413
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A service device that comprises a storage drive, where the storage drive includes an installer program, a device driver, and a mass storage interface. The mass storage interface is configured to enumerate the storage drive to a client device when the service device is coupled to the client device for a first time. The client device auto-launches the installer program in response to the service device being enumerated to the client device for the first time. The installer program installs the device driver in the client device in response to being auto-launched.
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