USB device notification

• US 6,925,513 B1
• Filed: 05/04/1999
• Issued: 08/02/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Computer Incorporated (Apple Inc.)
• Inventors: Clark, Thomas C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lefkowitz, Sumati
• Application Number:
  US09/305,815
• Time in Patent Office: 2,282 Days
• Field of Search: 710300-304, 710/104, 710 8- 19, 713/1, 713/2, 713/100, 709/318
• US Class Current: 710/104
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4081 Live connection to bus, e.g. hot-plugging current or voltage limitation during live insertion H02H9/004
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/0042 Universal serial bus [USB]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4401 Bootstrapping security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4413 Plug-and-play [PnP]

Abstract

A method of notifying clients of a change in a USB (Universal Serial Bus) including a first client requesting notification of a first change in the USB, detecting the first change in the USB, and notifying the first client requesting notification that the first change in the USB occured. The first change may be, for example, connection or disconnection of a USB device.

Claims

1. A method of notifying clients of a specific change in a system comprising:

a client making a request for notification of the specific change in the system;

adding the request to a list of requests for notification, and storing parameters of the request;

detecting the specific change in the system;

notifying the client requesting notification according to the parameters that the specific change in the system occurred;

removing the request from the list in response to the client terminating the request; and

wherein a first cycle comprising the client making the request, the adding, and the removing and a second cycle comprising the detecting and the notifying proceed independently of each other.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the specific change in the system is connection of a device.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the specific change in the system is disconnection of a device.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein:

said making a request includes the client supplying a callback routine; and

said notifying includes executing the callback routine.

5. A subsystem for notifying clients of a specific change in a system comprising:

means for a client to make a request for notification of the specific change in the system;

means for adding the request to a list of requests for notification, and means for storing parameters of the request;

means for detecting the specific change in the system;

means for notifying the client requesting notification according to the parameters that the specific change in the system occurred;

means for removing the request from the list in response to the client terminating the request; and

wherein a first cycle comprising the means for the client to make the request and a second cycle comprising the means for detecting and the means for adding and the means for notifying operate independently of each other.

6. The subsystem of claim 5 further comprising:

means for communication to the client; and

wherein;

the client supplies the means for communication; and

the means for communication is utilized by the means for notifying.

7. A machine-readable medium containing a plurality of executable instructions, which when executed on a processor cause said processor to perform a method of notifying clients of a specific change in a system, the method comprising:

a client making a request for notification of the specific change in the system;

adding the request to a list of requests for notification, and storing parameters of the request;

detecting the specific change in the system;

notifying the client requesting notification according to the parameters that the specific change in the system occurred;

removing the request from the list in response to the client terminating the request; and

wherein a first cycle comprising the client making the request and the adding and a second cycle comprising the detecting and the notifying proceed independently of each other.

8. The machine-readable medium of claim 7 wherein:

said requesting includes the client supplying a callback routine; and

said notifying includes executing the callback routine.

9. A system comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

a bus, the bus coupled to the processor, the bus coupled to the memory;

the processor processing a request by a client for notification of a specific change in the system, the processor adding the request to a list of requests for notification, the processor storing parameters of the request, the processor detecting the specific change in the system, and the processor notifying the client according to the parameters that the specific change in the system has occurred, the processor removing the request from the list in response to the client terminating the request; and

wherein a first cycle comprising the client making the request and the adding and a second cycle comprising the detecting and the notifying proceed independently of each other.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein:

the processor stores the list of requests in memory.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein:

the processor receives a callback routine from the client when the client requests notification and the processor notifies the client by executing the callback routine.

12. A method of notifying clients of a specific change in a Universal Serial Bus (USB) comprising:

a first client making a request for notification of a first specific change in the USB;

adding the request to a list of requests for notification, and storing parameters of the request;

detecting the first specific change in the USB;

notifying the first client requesting notification according to the parameters that the first specific change in the USB occurred;

removing the request from the list in response to the client terminating the request; and

wherein a first cycle comprising the first client making the request and the adding and a second cycle comprising the detecting and the notifying proceed independently of each other.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein:

the first specific change is connection of a device to the USB;

and further comprising;

finding a driver suitable for use with the device.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein:

the first specific change is disconnection of a device from the USB;

and further comprising;

deactivating a driver corresponding to the device.

15. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

a second client making a request for notification of a second specific change in the USB;

detecting the second specific change in the USB; and

notifying the second client requesting notification that the second specific change in the USB occurred.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein:

a change in the USB constitutes a first specific change and constitutes a second specific change.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein:

a change in the use that constitutes a first specific change does not constitute a second specific change.