Randall K Maxwell

US Patent:

6567860, May 20, 2003

Filed:

Oct 30, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/183336

Inventors:

Randall K. Maxwell - Oregon City OR
Bharani K. Pedapati - Hillsboro OR
F. Jay Decker - Enumclaw WA

Assignee:

Computer Associates Think, Inc. - Islandia NY

International Classification:

G06F 900

US Classification:

709327, 717100, 717171, 713100, 713 1, 710 10, 710 8

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are disclosed for inputting new device driver information into a Personal Computer (PC) in an existing computer network so as to enable the Operating System (OS) to recognize the new hardware device during installation of the OS and to permit the OS to automatically install the associated device driver.

US Patent:

20020108002, Aug 8, 2002

Filed:

Aug 2, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/366108

Inventors:

GORDON W. GIFFORD - ARLINGTON TX, US
RANDALL K. MAXWELL - OREGON CITY OR, US

International Classification:

G06F003/00

US Classification:

710/036000

Abstract:

A method, system and computer readable medium for performing automatic detection and identification of installed NICs with a minimized likelihood of performing an illegal operation that would hang the detection process. Once the NIC is identified, software appropriate for the NIC may be loaded. Automatic detection and identification of NICs may be performed by inserting a portable medium such as a floppy disk in a target computer and executing a detection program upon startup, or a server computer may be used which executes a program to detect and identify NICs installed in computers connected to the server via a network connection.