Patent ID: 7117589
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of installing a driver for a plug and play device into a host to which the plug and play device is connected, the method comprising the steps of: (a) connecting the plug and play device to the host, wherein the plug and play device comprises a main function device and a storage device compliant with a standard specification, a driver for the main function device being stored in the storage device, the step (a) comprising: connecting both the storage device and the main function device to the host so that the host regards the plug and play device as a multi-function device and begins to install the storage device and the main function device, wherein the host installs the storage device first since the storage device is compliant with the standard specification; and (b) after the installation of the storage device, causing the host to load the driver for the main function device from the storage device so as to install the main function device.