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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2009
John Geoffrey Rogers, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel Lewis, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven F. Harris, La Jolla, CA (US);
John Geoffrey Rogers, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel Lewis, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven F. Harris, La Jolla, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for confirming that a circuit card is compatible with a computer in which it is installed includes accessing a list of compatible circuit cards stored in the computer's nonvolatile memory, determining if the circuit card is included in the list of compatible circuit cards; and storing operating software on the circuit card only if the circuit card is included in the list of compatible circuit cards. The list of compatible circuit cards can be the Plug-and-Play Identification (PnP ID) list stored in the computer's BIOS data. Power may be removed from the circuit card if the circuit card is not include in the list of compatible circuit cards.
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