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Method and device for identifying device ports of data card in Linux system

US8825916B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 2010
Grant dateSep 2, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2213/0042
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for identifying device ports of a data card in a Linux system are provided, the method comprises: acquiring information of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device; recording device information that is related to the USB device to be identified in said information; acquiring port information of each port of said USB device to be identified according to the device information of the said USB device to be identified; identifying attributes of said ports according to the information of each port. By acquiring the device information and the port information, the Attention (AT) port and the Modem port could be identified correctly according to the feature that the AT port and the Modem port could send and receive AT commands as well as the preset order attribute of the AT port and the Modem port, thus identifying the attributes of each port of the device accurately.

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