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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Srinivas Madhur, Westford, MA (US);
Mark R. Johnson, Nashua, NH (US);
Stephen A. Jay, Woburn, MA (US);
Diana C. Klashman, Milford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/24 ;
Abstract
A method of reading configuration ROM in a serial bus device reads only portions of the ROM that are organized in a directory structure. Typically, the configuration ROM follows the IEEE 1212 and/or 1394 standards and uses an IEEE 1394 bus. Based on the information read from the configuration ROM, a connecting computer can determine the appropriate device driver to use for communications with the device.