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Input/output (I/O) device driver loading method for data processing system of computer, involves communicating secondary I/O device driver to data processing system using primary I/O device driver

  • US 7,275,118 B2
  • Filed: 05/19/2004
  • Issued: 09/25/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of loading an I/O device driver from a peripheral device to a data processing system, the method comprising:

  • communicating first device identification information from the peripheral device to the data processing system that identifies the peripheral device as corresponding to a first I/O device driver in the data processing system;

    communicating a second I/O device driver from the peripheral device to the data processing system using the first I/O device driver in the data processing system; and

    communicating second device identification information, which is different from the first device identification information, from the peripheral device to the data processing system that identifies the peripheral device as corresponding to the second I/O device driver.

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