A method for starting a process, comprising the steps of:</claim-text> automatically loading an initialization file; detecting insertion of a storage media into a peripheral, checking said storage media for a file other than said initialization file, file other than said initialization file having a predetermined name that is compatible with said initialization file, said file other than said initialization file containing a sequence of instructions to be executed to start up a process; and starting up said process. view more

A method for starting a process comprising the steps of:</claim-text> detecting insertion of a storage media into a peripheral; checking for a file of a predetermined name on said storage media, and starting up a process from said file of said termined name, said step for starting up containing a sequence of instructions to be executed to start up said process. view more

A method for starting a process comprising the steps of:</claim-text> automatically loading an initialization file; detecting insertion of a storage media into said peripheral, checking for a file other than said initialization file, said file other said initialization file having a predetermined name that is compatible with said initialization file, said file other than said initialization file containing a sequence of instructions to be executed to start up a process, and starting up said process in a host device, a new process being started up in response to each time a file is found having said predetermined name. view more

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A host device comprising:</claim-text> a peripheral having an output lead; means for automatically loading an initialization file; means for detecting insertion of a storage media into said peripheral, said means for detecting being operatively ed to said output lead of said peripheral and to said means for automatically loading, wherein said means for detecting detects each insertion after automatic loading of said initialization file by said means for automatically loading; means for checking said storage media for a file other than said initialization file, said file other than said initialization file having a predetermined name that is compatible with said initialization file, said file other than said initialization file containing a sequence of instructions to be executed to start up a process, said means for checking being operatively coupled to said means for detecting, wherein said means for checking checks for said file in response to each detection by said means for detecting; and means for starting up said process, said means for starting up being operatively coupled to said means for checking, wherein said means for starting up starts a new process in response to each time said means for checking finds a file having said predetermined name. view more

A host device comprising:</claim-text> a peripheral having an output lead; means for detecting insertion of a storage media into said peripheral, said means for detecting being operatively coupled to said output lead of said peripheral; first means hecking for a file of a first predetermined name, said first means for checking being operatively coupled to said means for detecting, said first means for checking for said file of said first predetermined name on detection of a storage media in said peripheral by said means for detecting; second means for checking for a file of a second predetermined name, said second means for checking being operatively coupled to said means for detecting, said second means for checking checking for said file of said second predetermined name; and means for starting up a process from said file of said second predetermined name, said means for starting up being operatively coupled to said second means for checking, said means for starting up containing a sequence of instructions to be executed to start up said process in response to said second means for checking finding said file of said second predetermined name. view more

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A host device comprising: a peripheral having an output lead; means for automatically loading an initialization file; means for detecting insertion of a storage media into said peripheral, said means for detecting being operatively coupled to said output lead of said peripheral and to said means for automatically loading, wherein said means for detecting detects each insertion after automatic loading of said initialization file by said means for automatically loading; means for checking for a file other than said initialization file, said means for checking being operatively coupled to said means for detecting, wherein said means for checking checks for said file in response to each detection by said means for detecting; and means for starting up a process, said means for starting up being operatively coupled to said means for checking, wherein said means for starting up starts a new process in response to each time said means for checking finds the file being checked. view more

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A method for automatically starting up a process in a host device based on insertion of a storage media into a peripheral, comprising: booting an operating system of the host device, said step of booting including checking for an initialization file; automatically enabling an interrupt; automatically checking for a file other than said initialization file in at least one removable storage media associated with at least one peripheral on occurrence of said interrupt, said removable storage media being encoded with electronic content including said file; automatically loading at least a portion of the electronic content from said removable storage media in response to finding said file during said step of automatically checking; automatically executing an application identified by or associated with said file; and returning to said step of automatically enabling. view more

The method of claim 1 further comprising automatically displaying a selection encoded in the form of electronic content on said removable storage media, said selection being identified by said file.

The method of claim 1 wherein said portion of the electronic content is identified in said file.

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