Title:
【発明の名称】ネットワーク上でのデバイス・ドライバの自動ダウンロード
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001523365
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A method is provided of installing device drivers in a host processing system coupled to a number of peripheral devices. At system initialization, the host processing system requests the peripheral devices to which it is coupled to each provide a device code for identifying the type of the peripheral device. The host processing system receives the device codes from the peripheral devices and transmits the device codes to a remote server over a network, such as the Internet. The remote server selects an appropriate device driver for each peripheral device from a plurality of stored device drivers based on the device codes received from the host processing system and then transmits the device drivers to the host processing system over the network. This driver download process is carried out with no intervention from the user.
Inventors:
Pearlman, Stephen Gee
Butcher, tim
Butcher, tim
Application Number:
JP54809098A
Publication Date:
November 20, 2001
Filing Date:
April 29, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
WebTV Networks Incorporated
International Classes:
G06F13/10; G06F9/445; G06F13/00; (IPC1-7): G06F9/445; G06F13/00; G06F13/10
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto (5 outside)