Method for creation of device drivers and device objects for peripheral devices
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- configuring a driver of a peripheral device;
replacing pre-existing device identification (ID) information with a newly created peripheral device ID and storing the new peripheral device ID in a temporary data structure;
creating a request message based on the temporary data structure, the request message comprising a request to add a new device;
receiving the request message and determining the new device is operating on a peripheral bus as a Plug and Play device; and
adding entries to provide Plug and Play functionality prior to plugging the peripheral device into the peripheral bus in communication with an electronic device.
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Abstract
All steps required to create and operate a peripheral device of an electronic device can be performed without the need to plug in the peripheral device to the electronic device. Setup information for a peripheral device is extracted, modified and stored to fit to a physical existent peripheral device. The modified setup information is used to create a data structure that is passed to the peripheral bus driver. As the data structure contains a hot plug notification the reception causes the peripheral bus driver to initiate the setup process for the peripheral device. As the data structure is built from setup information that is available at the electronic device no additional user action is required. The invention also allows the creation of a device object for existing signed driver packets that may not be altered.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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configuring a driver of a peripheral device; replacing pre-existing device identification (ID) information with a newly created peripheral device ID and storing the new peripheral device ID in a temporary data structure; creating a request message based on the temporary data structure, the request message comprising a request to add a new device; receiving the request message and determining the new device is operating on a peripheral bus as a Plug and Play device; and adding entries to provide Plug and Play functionality prior to plugging the peripheral device into the peripheral bus in communication with an electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor communicably coupled to the memory, the processor configured to; configure a driver of a peripheral device; replace pre-existing device identification (ID) information in a newly created peripheral device ID and store the new peripheral device ID in a temporary data structure; create a request message based on the temporary data structure, the request message comprising a request to add a new device receive the request message and determine the new device is operational on a peripheral bus as a Plug and Play device; and add entries to provide Plug and Play functionality prior to the peripheral device being plugged into the peripheral bus in communication with the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a computer program that when executed causes a processor to perform:
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configuring a driver of a peripheral device; replacing pre-existing device identification (ID) information with a newly created peripheral device ID and storing the new peripheral device ID in the temporary data structure; creating a request message based on a temporary data structure, the request message comprising a request to add a new device; receiving the request message and determining the new device is operating on a peripheral bus as a Plug and Play device; and adding entries to provide Plug and Play functionality generated prior to plugging the peripheral device into the peripheral bus in communication with an electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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