Self-installing computer peripherals
Abstract
A self-installing peripheral device is provided. The device includes an onboard memory that stores a device driver that enables the device to communicate with a computer operating system. When the device is connected to a computer, the device automatically downloads the device driver to the computer and installs the device driver. In some embodiments, the device is a USB device that may include an internal USB hub. The onboard memory is connected to the USB hub and the primary functionality of the USB device also connects to the computer via a single USB connection through the USB hub. In other embodiments, the device connects to the computer via a wireless connection protocol. Such a device may be a Bluetooth-enabled device.
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| EP1515230A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | PX | Search report | 1-11,22-35 |
| US2003204950A1 | Cites | United States of America | XY | Search report | 1,2,5-9 |
| US6009480A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1-11,22-35 |
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| US7293117B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| EP1662385A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US2008071935A1 | United States of America | A1 |
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- 1662385
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1662385
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1662385
- Application
- 5105053
- Application, DOCDB
- 05105053
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20050105053
Titles3
- German
- Selbstinstallierende Rechnerperipheriegeräte
- English
- Self-installing computer peripherals
- French
- Périphériques d'ordinateurs qui s'installent elle-mêmes
Classification
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- G06F9/4415
- IPC, 2
- G06F9 445
- G06F13 10
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