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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2008
Robert J Anderson, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
Lindsey R Noll, Seattle, WA (US);
Frank Olivier, Seattle, WA (US);
J Adrian Lannin, Sammamish, WA (US);
Shawn E Maloney, Redmond, WA (US);
Steve Seixeiro, Snohomish, WA (US);
Jerry Koh, Bothell, WA (US);
Daniel J Oliver, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert J Anderson, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
Lindsey R Noll, Seattle, WA (US);
Frank Olivier, Seattle, WA (US);
J Adrian Lannin, Sammamish, WA (US);
Shawn E Maloney, Redmond, WA (US);
Steve Seixeiro, Snohomish, WA (US);
Jerry Koh, Bothell, WA (US);
Daniel J Oliver, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the automatic peripheral device sharing, a peripheral device that has been newly installed on a device is detected and is shared with one or more additional devices coupled to the device. A notification of the peripheral device is automatically published to the one or more additional devices. This notification includes an indication of how the one or more additional devices can access the peripheral device. Each of the one or more additional devices can receive this notification and determine whether the peripheral device can be automatically installed on that device without user input. For each of the one or more additional devices, the peripheral device is installed on that device only if the peripheral device can be automatically installed on that device without user input.