Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20070162625
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#54 System and method for automatic device driver identification and installation
Applies to Claims 1
Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | Systems and methods that provide for automatic device driver identification and installation. Each peripheral device to be added to a computer network or coupled to a personal computer is configured to have a uniform resource locator (URL) stored in its onboard firmware ... The Internet site downloads a driver installation package for the peripheral device to the browser that is appropriate to the personal computer and operating system, and that is capable of implementing a driver installation process without a user specifying any option selections. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | 20050160157 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - Patent Appl. Publ. within the ... - A1 |
| Patentee Name | Collier, Dan L.; Bunn, Jeremy; Newby, Charles |
| Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines | abstract, etc |
| URL | http://www.freepatentsonline.co... |
| Filing Date | January 15, 2004 |
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Excerpt
Excerpt Abstract: Systems and methods that provide for automatic device driver identification and installation. Each peripheral device to be added to a computer network or coupled to a personal computer is configured to have a uniform resource locator (URL) stored in its onboard firmware that provides direction to a location on the Internet where appropriate driver software is located and available for downloading and installation. When the peripheral device is connected to or to be used by the personal computer, the URL located in the firmware of the peripheral device is accessed. The URL automatically connects a web browser on the personal computer to an Internet site holding a driver for the peripheral device. Header information provided by the browser communicates information such as the type of personal computer and its operating system to the Internet site. The Internet site downloads a driver installation package for the peripheral device to the browser that is appropriate to the personal computer and operating system, and that is capable of implementing a driver installation process without a user specifying any option selections. The personal computer automatically initiates the driver installation process upon receipt of the driver installation package. The user is typically notified when the driver installation process is complete.
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Claims
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A method of delivering a device driver to an operating system executing on a computer platform, the method comprising:
during booting of the operating system, identifying a first device for which a device driver is needed;
requesting the device driver from a service processor installed on the computer platform, wherein the service processor comprises a storage configured to store one or more device drivers; and
delivering the device driver to the operating system without intervention by a user.
Relevance
This would be identical to the above patent if the the service processor includes a web server loaded with the appropriate software.
This would be identical to the above patent if the the service processor includes a web server loaded with the appropriate software.
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