MOSHE LICHTMAN
Pilots at Bellevue Way, Bellevue, WA

6336152, Jan 1, 2002

Oct 4, 1999

09/412463

Darryl Steven Richman - Bellevue WA
Moshe Lichtman - Bellevue WA
Mark R. Enstrom - Redmond WA
Thomas E. Lennon - Seattle WA
Ralph A. Lipe - Woodinville WA
Pierre-Yves Santerre - Bellevue WA
Robert T. Short - Kirkland WA
David W. Voth - Redmond WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 1300

710 8, 710 11, 710 9

A system for configuring a network adapter of a computer without user intervention. Device information for the devices of the computer, including each network adapter, is collected to uniquely identify the devices and to describe the device characteristics associated with the operation of those devices with the computer. Computer resources, which support the functions of the devices within the computer, are allocated based upon this device information. This allocation process prevents a potential conflicting use of computer resources by the installed devices. A device driver, which enables communications between a corresponding device and the computer, is also identified and loaded for each of the devices in response to the allocation of computer resources. In response to loading the driver for each network adapter, each network configuration routine or layer for a particular interface of the corresponding network adapter is identified. In response to the identification of these layers, each identified layer for the particular interface is loaded.

6003097, Dec 14, 1999

Apr 9, 1997

8/838875

Darryl Steven Richman - Bellevue WA
Moshe Lichtman - Bellevue WA
Mark R. Enstrom - Redmond WA
Thomas E. Lennon - Seattle WA
Ralph A. Lipe - Woodinville WA
Pierre-Yves Santerre - Bellevue WA
Robert T. Short - Kirkland WA
David W. Voth - Redmond WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 1300

710 8

A system for configuring a network adapter of a computer without user intervention. Device information for the devices of the computer, including each network adapter, is collected to uniquely identify the devices and to describe the device characteristics associated with the operation of those devices with the computer. Computer resources, which support the functions of the devices within the computer, are allocated based upon this device information. This allocation process prevents a potential conflicting use of computer resources by the installed devices. A device driver, which enables communications between a corresponding device and the computer, is also identified and loaded for each of the devices in response to the allocation of computer resources. In response to loading the driver for each network adapter, each network configuration routine or layer for a particular interface of the corresponding network adapter is identified. In response to the identification of these layers, each identified layer for the particular interface is loaded.

5655148, Aug 5, 1997

Dec 13, 1994

8/355403

Darryl Steven Richman - Bellevue WA
Moshe Lichtman - Bellevue WA
Mark R. Enstrom - Redmond WA
Thomas E. Lennon - Seattle WA
Ralph A. Lipe - Woodinville WA
Pierre-Yves Santerre - Bellevue WA
Robert T. Short - Kirkland WA
David W. Voth - Redmond WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 1300

395828

A system for configuring a network adapter of a computer without user intervention. Device information for the devices of the computer, including each network adapter, is collected to uniquely identify the devices and to describe the device characteristics associated with the operation of those devices with the computer. Computer resources, which support the functions of the devices within the computer, are allocated based upon this device information. This allocation process prevents a potential conflicting use of computer resources by the installed devices. A device driver, which enables communications between a corresponding device and the computer, is also identified and loaded for each of the devices in response to the allocation of computer resources. In response to loading the driver for each network adapter, each network configuration routine or layer for a particular interface of the corresponding network adapter is identified. In response to the identification of these layers, each identified layer for the particular interface is loaded.

5819107, Oct 6, 1998

Jun 7, 1995

8/480761

Moshe Lichtman - Bellevue WA
Mark R. Enstrom - Redmond WA
Thomas E. Lennon - Seattle WA
Ralph A. Lipe - Woodinville WA
Pierre-Yves Santerre - Bellevue WA
Robert T. Short - Kirkland WA
David W. Voth - Redmond WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 1322, G06F 1540

395828

A system for managing the assignment of device drivers to devices of a computer system. The computer system can maintain device-related information for a primary device and for devices that are "compatible" with the primary device. This device information supplies an indication of whether a device driver intended for primary use with a device is maintained by the computer system. Moreover, the device information provides an indication of whether one or more device drivers compatible with the primary device are maintained by the computer system. During assignment of device drivers to devices of the computer system, the device information is examined to determine whether the intended device driver for the primary device is available to support the operations of that device. If not, the device information is examined to determine whether a device driver for a device that is compatible with the primary device is available for supporting computer operations of the primary device. In this event, if the device information lists more than one device that is compatible with the primary device, then the compatible device having the highest priority or ranking can be selected and the device driver for the selected device is used to support the operations of the primary device.

5809329, Sep 15, 1998

Jun 7, 1995

8/480764

Moshe Lichtman - Bellevue WA
Mark R. Enstrom - Redmond WA
Thomas E. Lennon - Seattle WA
Ralph A. Lipe - Woodinville WA
Pierre-Yves Santerre - Bellevue WA
Robert T. Short - Kirkland WA
David W. Voth - Redmond WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 1322, G06F 1540

395828

A system for managing the configuration of devices of a computer system. Device information is obtained to uniquely identify each device and to describe the device characteristics associated with device operation. To obtain device information, a particular device is detected on a selected system bus and thereafter assigned an identification code that uniquely identifies the detected device. A system bus code, which uniquely identifies the selected system bus, is appended to the identification code, thereby forming a device identification code associated with the particular device. Logical configuration data, which supplies configuration requirements for device operation, is also obtained for the detected device. This data collection process is repeated until device information is obtained for each of the devices connected to the selected system bus. Resources are allocated to each device based on the device identification code and the logical configuration data.

5793979, Aug 11, 1998

Jun 7, 1995

8/476636

Moshe Lichtman - Bellevue WA
Mark R. Enstrom - Redmond WA
Thomas E. Lennon - Seattle WA
Ralph A. Lipe - Woodinville WA
Pierre-Yves Santerre - Bellevue WA
Robert T. Short - Kirkland WA
David W. Voth - Redmond WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 1300, G06F 1310, G06F 1560

39520056

A system for allocating resources for use by devices of a computer system. A possible configuration of elements of a resource is obtained. This possible configuration defines the resource elements that are appropriate for operating the devices within the computer system. For a selected device, a determination is made whether a particular resource element is available for use by this device. If not, another possible configuration is obtained and the process begins anew. In contrast, if the particular resource element is available, then this resource element is assigned for use by the selected device. This resource allocation process continues until resource elements have been assigned to the remaining devices.

5787246, Jul 28, 1998

May 27, 1994

8/250698

Moshe Lichtman - Bellevue WA
Mark R. Enstrom - Redmond WA
Thomas E. Lennon - Seattle WA
Ralph A. Lipe - Woodinville WA
Pierre-Yves Santerre - Bellevue WA
Robert T. Short - Kirkland WA
David W. Voth - Redmond WA

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

G06F 1502, G06F 1202, G06F 9445, G06F 1540

3952005

A system for configuring devices of a computer system without user intervention. Device information for each of the devices is collected to uniquely identify the devices and to describe the device characteristics associated with the operation of devices with the computer. Computer resources, which support the functions of the devices within the computer, are allocated based upon the device information. This allocation process prevents a potential conflicting use of the resources by the devices. A device driver, which enables communications between the corresponding device and the computer system, is also identified for each of the devices in response to the device information. In response to the allocation of resources, the identified device drivers are loaded and the devices are activated for operation with the computer.