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Method and apparatus for delivering device drivers

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#43System and method for installing and servicing an operating system in a computer or information appliance .

Applies to Claims 1,10,13,14,15,16,17,2,20,3,4,5,7,8,9

Submitted by: Hunter ChoreyLast updated: over 5 years ago

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Summary / Description

Summary / Description

The invention provides apparatus, computer program, and method for multiple operating system support and a fast startup capability in a computer or information appliance. It permits execution of one of a plurality of available operating systems at the time of powering on the device and where data generated within one of the plurality of operating systems is available to a different application program executing within a different operating system on the same device.

Basic Information

Type of Prior Art	Issued Patents - US

Country	United States of America

Patent/Application #	6763458

Kind Code	United States (US) - United STATES Patent - A

Patentee Name	Captaris, Inc.

Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines	See Description and Claim 45,

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Filing Date	September 27, 1999

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Claim 45. The method in claim 44, wherein said BIOS provided with said information appliance provides means for automatically loading necessary drivers from storage necessary for operation of said secondary operating system. ------- The invention provides apparatus, computer program, and method for multiple operating system support and a fast startup capability in a computer or information appliance. It permits execution of one of a plurality of available operating systems at the time of powering on the device and where data generated within one of the plurality of operating systems is available to a different application program executing within a different operating system on the same device. ------- In one aspect, the invention provides a device, such as a computer or information appliance, including a processor and memory coupled to the processor; a storage system coupled to the processor and storing a portion of a first operating system in a first storage region and a portion of a second operating system in a second storage region;

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A method of delivering a device driver to an operating system executing on a computer platform, the method comprising: during booting of the operating system, identifying a first device for which a device driver is needed;

requesting the device driver from a service processor installed on the computer platform, wherein the service processor comprises a storage configured to store one or more device drivers; and

delivering the device driver to the operating system without intervention by a user.

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See Description and Claim 45.

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The method of Claim 1, wherein the computer platform is configured to simultaneously execute multiple operating systems in one or more virtual environments.

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See Description and Claim 45.

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The method of Claim 2, wherein said requesting comprises: requesting the device driver from a hypervisor configured to manage access by the multiple operating systems to devices of the computer platform.

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See Description and Claim 45.

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The method of Claim 3, wherein said requesting further comprises: forwarding the request from the hypervisor to the service processor.

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See Description and Claim 45.

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The method of Claim 1, wherein said requesting comprises: identifying to the service processor the first device and a version of the operating system.

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See Description and Claim 45.

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The method of Claim 1, wherein said delivering comprises: loading the device driver.

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See Description and Claim 45.

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A computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method of delivering a device driver to an operating system executing on a computer platform, without user intervention, the method comprising: during booting of the operating system, identifying a first device for which a device driver is needed;

requesting the device driver from a service processor installed on the computer platform, wherein the service processor comprises a storage configured to store one or more device drivers; and

delivering the device driver to the operating system without intervention by a user.

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See Description and Claim 45.

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A service processor for a computer platform, wherein the service processor is configured to monitor operation of one or more components of the computer platform, the service processor comprising: a memory configured to store multiple device drivers for driving operation of one or more devices of the computer platform;

wherein the multiple device drivers include multiple versions of a first device driver, each said version being configured for a different operating system.

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See Description and Claim 45.

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The service processor of Claim 9, further comprising: a connection to a hypervisor configured to manage access to the one or more devices by multiple operating systems executing simultaneously on the computer platform.

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See Description and Claim 45.

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The service processor of Claim 9, wherein the one or more devices include one or more of: a communication interface;

an input device;

an output device; and

a storage device.

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See Description and Claim 45.

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A computer platform configured to deliver a device driver to an operating system executing on the platform, the computer platform comprising: a first operating system configured to support one or more application programs; and

a service processor configured to monitor operation of one or more components of the platform, the service processor comprising: a storage configured to store one or more device drivers for driving operation of a first device installed in the computer platform.

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See Description and Claim 45.

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The computer platform of Claim 14, wherein the computer platform is configured to simultaneously run multiple operating systems, including the first operating system, in one or more virtual environments.

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See Description and Claim 45.

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The computer platform of Claim 15, further comprising: a hypervisor configured to manage access to the first device by the multiple operating systems.

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See Description and Claim 45.

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The computer platform of Claim 14, wherein the one or more device drivers comprise multiple drivers for the first device, each of the multiple drivers being configured for a different operating system.

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See Description and Claim 45.

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The computer platform of Claim 14, wherein the first device is one of: a communication interface;

a storage device;

an input device; and

an output device.

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