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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2000
Robert Thomas Cato, Raleigh, NC (US);
Phuc Ky Do, Cary, NC (US);
Eugene Michael Maximilien, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
When a universal serial bus (USB) device is plugged in, the USB device enumerates as a “mass storage device” (or any device capable of input) even though the device is not actually a “mass storage device.” A USB device agent would be included in a storage device on the USB device in the form of an executable file. After the device enumerates the first time as a “mass storage device,” the user selects the “mass storage device” and executes the appropriate executable file containing the agent. The agent would then install itself on the host hard file and thereafter it could function with any other compatible USB device. The agent could then command compatible devices to re-enumerate as what they actually are. The agent could also enable enhanced host/device interactions and enhanced device functionality and diagnostics.