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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2004
Lay Chuan Lim, Singapore, SG;
Chin Shyan Raymond Ooi, Singapore, SG;
Teng Pin Poo, Singapore, SG;
Henry Tan, Singapore, SG;
Lay Chuan Lim, Singapore, SG;
Chin Shyan Raymond Ooi, Singapore, SG;
Teng Pin Poo, Singapore, SG;
Henry Tan, Singapore, SG;
Trek 2000 International Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A method for automatic loading to a host of a functional unit driver stored as part of an executable program on a memory of a first functional unit, the method comprising physically connecting the first functional unit to the host and the first functional unit reporting itself to the host as being a generic storage device to make use of a generic mass storage class driver in the host. An operating system of the host reads an autorun file forming part of the executable program to load and execute on the host a driver set up program forming a part of the executable program. The host uses the driver set up program as executed on the host to install and execute the functional unit driver on the host.