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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1999
Victor B. Lortz, Beaverton, OR (US);
Jonathan G. Ritchie, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for distributing software needed to enable a device coupled to a computer to provide a desired functionality. Static information called a moniker is embedded in the device, and a generic device handler software is installed on the computer. When the device is coupled to the computer, the generic device handler software is executed by the computer to interpret the moniker to identify the software needed to enable the device, determine the enabling software's location, and install it, if necessary. The generic handler software and/or the enabling software performs any further action needed by the device or computer to provide or utilize, respectively, the functionality of the device.