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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2008
Jason James Graves, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kevan D. Holdaway, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Nhu Thanh Nguyen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jason James Graves, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kevan D. Holdaway, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Nhu Thanh Nguyen, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein a persistent storage is maintained in a device receiving unit that is capable of receiving one or more devices. The device receiving unit receives a device that includes device specific information that identifies the device. The device is interfaced with the device receiving unit. The persistent storage is updated with the device specific information that identifies the device, in response to the interfacing of the device with the device receiving unit.