Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device enumeration support method for computing devices that does not natively support device enumeration
- Patent Title (中): 用于计算不本地支持设备枚举的设备的设备枚举支持方法
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Application No.: US13645405Application Date: 2012-10-04
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Publication No.: US09098304B2Publication Date: 2015-08-04
- Inventor: Robert D. Young , Sharon Drasnin , Scott A. Fudally , Tejas Jitendra Mistry , Vassili I. Nikolaev , Murali Rangayya Ravirala
- Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agent Steve Wight; Judy Yee; Micky Minhas
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G06F9/44 ; G06F3/16 ; G06F1/16 ; G06F3/02 ; G06F3/0488

Abstract:
Device enumeration support techniques are described for busses that do not natively support enumeration. In one or more embodiments, an intermediate controller of a computing device is configured to interconnect and manage various hardware devices associated with the computing device. The intermediate controller may detect connection and disconnection of hardware devices in association with one or more communication busses employed by the computing device. In response to such detection, the intermediate controller may send appropriate notifications to an operating system to alert the operating system when hardware devices come and go. This enables the operating system to enumerate and denumerate hardware devices within a device configuration and power management system implemented by the operating system that facilitates interaction with the hardware devices through corresponding representations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130304944A1 Device Enumeration Support Public/Granted day:2013-11-14
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