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Patent No.:

US 10671403 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020

Filed:

Feb. 20, 2018

Method and apparatus for identifying hardware device in operating system

Applicant:

Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing, CN;

Inventors:

Haiyang He, Beijing, CN;

Siyuan Wang, Beijing, CN;

Aili Yao, Beijing, CN;

Assignee:

LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD., Beijing, CN;

Attorney:

Anova Law Group, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Nitin C Patel

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/24 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01); G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/4406 (2013.01); G06F 9/4411 (2013.01); G06F 9/44505 (2013.01); G06F 13/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for identifying a hardware device in an operating system and a computer apparatus are provided. The method includes determining a unique index identifier of a hardware device, and establishing a mapping relationship between the unique index identifier and a device number of the hardware device. The method also includes obtaining the unique index identifier of the hardware device, in response to a status change of a hardware interface. Further, the method includes according to the mapping relationship, obtaining and allocating the device number to the hardware device to enable an access to the hardware device according to the device number of the hardware device.

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He, Haiyang. (2020). Method and apparatus for identifying hardware device in operating system (U.S. Patent No. 10671403). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10671403

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