Patent ID: 7430745
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus including an operating system comprising a detection function for detecting the connection of devices, a generation function for generating device objects identifying device management information for detected devices, and a storage function for storing the generated device objects, wherein the information processing apparatus comprises a computer-storage medium storing computer implementable process steps for a receptor, a comparator, a rewriter, and a deleter, said information processing apparatus comprising: said receptor which is adapted to receive a notification identifying the connection of a new device from said operating system, in response to a detection of the detection function by said operating system; said comparator which is adapted to compare first device type information of a first device object specified by the notification with second device type information of a previously generated second device object generated by said operating system before the first device object was generated; said rewriter which is adapted to rewrite information of the newly generated first device object using information of the second device object in a case where it is determined that the first device type information and the second device type information match on the basis of the result by the comparator; and said deleter which is adapted to delete the second device object in a case where it is determined that the first device type information and the second device type information match on the basis of the result by said comparator, wherein said rewriter is arranged to inhibit the rewriting of device port information of the first device object with device port information of the second device object to keep the port information of the first device object.