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Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2013
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Fabio Cerri, Rome, IT;

Gianluca Mariani, Rome, IT;

Claudio Marinelli, Latina, IT;

Bernardo Pastorelli, L'Aquila, IT;

Antonio Secomandi, Milan, IT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/4411 (2013.01); G06F 9/4416 (2013.01); H04L 41/0803 (2013.01); H04L 41/085 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system are provided for generating customized program logic operable to control hardware devices of a target system and to boot said target system. The method includes determining the hardware devices operatively connected with the target system; sending a first list of identifiers of the determined hardware devices to a server system; receiving the first list of device identifiers; automatically selecting at least one driver operable to control the identified device, thereby generating a sub-set of said set of drivers; and complementing a core program logic with said driver sub-set to generate the customized program logic.


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