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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1999
Applicants:
Rajesh Sundaram, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Toshiya Miyazaki, San Jose, CA (US);
Isamu Yamada, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rajesh Sundaram, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Toshiya Miyazaki, San Jose, CA (US);
Isamu Yamada, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F003/00 ; G06F009/00 ; G06F017/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A configuration notification unit monitors internal messages generated by an operating system of a computer related to a device configuration process for plug and play devices coupled to the computer via a serial bus interface. The configuration notification unit outputs a real time warning to the user when it is unsafe to change the number of devices coupled to the computer. In a preferred embodiment, the configuration notification unit include a message handler coupled to an indication unit.