×

Associating a physical driver object with its logical contents

  • US 5,881,285 A
  • Filed: 05/07/1996
  • Issued: 03/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A computer-implemented method for associating a physical driver object with a contents of a logical driver object, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) identifying the contents of the logical driver object; and

    (b) using a non-operating system component to change the contents of the logical driver object, to delete an association with the physical driver object while a device driver that receives the physical driver object is still coupled to the system;

    (c) using the non-operating system component to cause recreation of the physical driver object after step (b); and

    (d) recording a relationship formed in step (c) between the contents of the logical driver object and the recreated physical driver object.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×