Patent ID: 7313678
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A host-side wireless interface that services a host computer and at least one wireless user input device, the host-side wireless interface comprising: a host interface that operably couples to the host computer; a processing unit operably coupled to the host interface; a non-volatile memory operably coupled to the processing unit; a wireless network interface operably coupled to the processing unit and to the host interface that wirelessly couples the host-side wireless interface to the least one wireless user input device; wherein during a configuration operation, the host-side wireless interface sends a Remote Name Request to the at least one wireless user input device and configuration information from the at least one wireless user input device is stored in the non-volatile memory and is also transferred to the host computer via the host interface; and wherein during a subsequent boot mode operation, the configuration information is retrieved from the non-volatile memory and used in servicing the at least one wireless user input device.