Generating a device address persistent across different instantiations of an electronic device
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1. A method for addressing an electronic device said method comprising:
- receiving a device identifier from an electronic device communicatively coupled to a computer system at a interface, said device identifier identifying said electronic device;
receiving an interface identifier identifying said interface; and
generating a persistent device identifier based on said device identifier and said interface identifier, said persistent device identifier statically defining said electronic device at said interface across different instantiations of said electronic device at said computer system.
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Abstract
Generating a device address persistent across different instantiations of an electronic device at a computer system. A device identifier identifying the electronic device is received from the electronic device communicatively coupled to the computer system at a interface. An interface identifier identifying the interface is received. A persistent device identifier based on the device identifier and the interface identifier is generated. The persistent device identifier statically defines the electronic device at the interface across different instantiations of the electronic device at the computer system.
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1. A method for addressing an electronic device said method comprising:
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receiving a device identifier from an electronic device communicatively coupled to a computer system at a interface, said device identifier identifying said electronic device; receiving an interface identifier identifying said interface; and generating a persistent device identifier based on said device identifier and said interface identifier, said persistent device identifier statically defining said electronic device at said interface across different instantiations of said electronic device at said computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instruction for performing steps comprising:
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responsive to detecting a first instantiation of a peripheral device at a interface of a computer system, generating a persistent device identifier for said peripheral device, said persistent device identifier based on a device identifier and an interface identifier, said device identifier identifying said device and received from said peripheral device and said interface identifier identifying said interface; and responsive to detecting a second instantiation of said peripheral device at said interface of said computer system, generating said persistent device identifier for said peripheral device based on said device identifier and said interface identifier, such that said persistent device identifier is the same at said first instantiation and said second instantiation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure, comprising:
a first data field comprising data representing a persistent device identifier for statically defining an electronic device communicatively coupled to a computer system at a interface across different instantiations of said electronic device at said interface, said first data field comprising; a second data field identifying said electronic device and received from said electronic device; and a third data field identifying said interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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