Patent ID: 6023585
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
In a client system coupled to a peripheral device, a method of retrieving a device driver from a remote server and installing the device driver to the client system, the method comprising the steps of:storing on the remote server device drivers for peripheral devices compatible with the client system and a device code associated with each compatible peripheral device and its device driver;receiving, at the client system, the device code from the peripheral device;transmitting the device code from the client system to the remote server, the device code being received at the client system and transmitted to the remote server without a user of the client system providing input that further identifies the peripheral device; andreceiving, at the client system, the device driver from the remote server, the device driver having been selected to be appropriate for the peripheral device in response to the device code transmitted to the remote server,wherein the steps of receiving the device code, transmitting the device code and receiving the device driver are performed automatically upon powering-up the client system without further input from the user of the client system.