Patent ID: 8024722

Claim:
A method for automatic loading to a host of a functional unit driver stored as part of an executable program on a memory of a first functional unit, the method comprising: (a) physically connecting the first functional unit to the host; (b) the first functional unit reporting itself to the host as being a generic storage device to make use of a generic mass storage class driver in the host; (c) an operating system of the host reading an autorun file forming part of the executable program to load and execute on the host a driver set up program forming a part of the executable program; and (d) using the driver set up program as executed on the host to install and execute the functional unit driver on the host; wherein the functional unit driver is for the first functional unit and a second functional unit, each functional unit being connectable to the host, both functional units being separate units; and wherein, after the loading and execution of the driver set up program on the host, the driver set up program issues a command to the first functional unit to connect the second functional unit to the host.