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Apparatus and method for swapping devices while a computer is running

A computer system and equipment technology, applied in the direction of calculation, program control device, program control design, etc., can solve the time-consuming and labor-intensive problems of users

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-04-27
PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD
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This requirement is time-consuming and labor-intensive for the user

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[0027] The invention is described below in the context of particular embodiments, but it is not intended to limit the invention as such.

[0028] figure 1 Shows how the components of a computer system 10 in accordance with the present invention fit together. Such as figure 1 As shown in , computer system 10 includes configuration manager 20 , a plurality of devices or resources 30 , registry 40 , device node (devnode) tree 50 , and device driver storage 60 . See below for definitions of the elements above. Computer system 10 is preferably implemented in a plug and play framework. Although figure 1 As shown, computer system 10 includes other elements such as a processor, memory, monitor, and input devices such as a keyboard or pointing device. Other elements may also be included in computer system 10 as is known in the art.

[0029] The following are definitions of these elements in computer system 10 . The "Configuration Manager" 20, which can be implemented as a Virtua...

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Abstract

A system for exchanging devices installed in a computer system allows users to make an exchange of devices while the computer system is running or in a sleeping state. The system is able to recognize, access and use the newly added device without restarting or rebooting the computer system.

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field of invention [0001] This invention relates generally to the field of computer-interconnected devices, and more particularly, to exchanging or changing computer-interconnected devices during operation of a computer. Background technique [0002] Drivers and devices for a fully "plug and play" operating system can handle the addition and removal of devices with little to no active user intervention. The result is a completely "plug and play" system that allows relatively unsophisticated users to install and swap devices easily and smoothly, without requiring the user to understand software or have programming skills. [0003] Within each operating system there is a series of drivers used to discover and initialize the devices included in the computer so that they can properly communicate with all of the computer's resources. For Windows 95  or 98  (Microsoft Corporation product) and other operating systems, when the driver is activated during installation or booting...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F13/14G06F9/445G06F13/10
CPCG06F9/4413G06F9/4411
Inventor S·阿赖
Owner PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD