PERIPHERAL DEVICE HAVING A PERSONAL DISK USED FOR STORING DEVICE DRIVERS
First Claim
1. A peripheral device capable of being connected to an interface port on an electronic device host, the peripheral device comprising:
- a housing;
an application module positioned at least partially inside the housing;
a storage module positioned inside the housing for storing a device driver of the application module; and
a hub controller positioned inside the housing, the hub controller being electrically connected to the application module and the storage module;
wherein when the hub controller is electrically connected to the interface port, the electronic device host is capable of retrieving the device driver stored by the storage module and running the device driver to operate the application module.
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Abstract
A peripheral device having a personal disk used for storing device drivers. The peripheral device can be connected to an interface port of an electronic device host. The peripheral device has a housing, an application module for performing a predetermined operation, a storage module for storing a device driver of the application module, and a hub controller electrically connected to the application module and the storage module. When the hub controller is electrically connected to the interface port, the computer host can retrieve the device driver of the application module through the hub controller, and can run the device driver to control the application module to perform the predetermined operation.
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36 Claims
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1. A peripheral device capable of being connected to an interface port on an electronic device host, the peripheral device comprising:
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a housing;
an application module positioned at least partially inside the housing;
a storage module positioned inside the housing for storing a device driver of the application module; and
a hub controller positioned inside the housing, the hub controller being electrically connected to the application module and the storage module;
wherein when the hub controller is electrically connected to the interface port, the electronic device host is capable of retrieving the device driver stored by the storage module and running the device driver to operate the application module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of driving a peripheral device, the peripheral device capable of being connected to an interface port on an electronic device host, the peripheral device comprising an application module, a storage module, and a hub controller, the method comprising:
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connecting the peripheral device and the interface port;
enabling the hub controller for controlling data transmission among the application module, the storage module, and the electronic device host;
enabling the storage module;
utilizing the electronic device host for retrieving a device driver of the application module from the storage module through the hub controller; and
running the device driver to operate the application module. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A peripheral device capable of being connected to an interface port of a host, the peripheral device comprising:
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a connector having a plurality of pins for connecting the interface port of the host;
a hub controller electrically connected to the connector;
an application module electrically connected to the hub controller; and
a storage module electrically connected to the hub controller for storing data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A peripheral device capable of being connected to an interface port of a host, the peripheral device comprising:
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a connector having a plurality of pins for connecting the interface port of the host;
a hub controller electrically connected to the connector; and
a storage module electrically connected to the hub controller for storing data;
wherein the storage module stores a device driver of the peripheral device in advance, and the host retrieves the device driver from the storage module when the peripheral device is connected to the interface port for a first time. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A data access system comprising:
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an electronic device host; and
a peripheral device capable of being connected to an interface port of the electronic device host, the peripheral device comprising;
a housing;
an application module for accessing data;
a storage module positioned inside the housing; and
a hub controller positioned inside the housing, the hub controller being electrically connected to the application module and the storage module;
wherein when the hub controller is electrically connected to the interface port, the electronic device host is capable of retrieving the data through the hub controller, and the electronic device host is capable of transferring the data to the storage module through the hub controller for storing the data in the storage module. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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Specification