JP2007025846A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (6)

  A device recognition device connectable to one or more devices,
  Identification information input means that is displayed on the device and acquires identification information of the interface device attached to the device via a dialog;
  A communication port setting means for associating the identification information, a device name for identifying the device, and a communication port of the device;
  Symbolic link name generation means for generating a symbolic link name for identification by the OS installed in the processing device based on the identification information;
  Communication port management means for managing the symbolic link name in association with the communication port;
A device recognition apparatus comprising:   The interface between the device recognition apparatus and the device is USB,
  The identification information is a serial number uniquely defined in advance for each interface device, or when the device is connected to the device recognition device without going through the interface device, The device recognition apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the serial number is uniquely defined in advance.   A device identification method for causing a host computer to identify one or more devices connected to a host computer,
  The device displaying identification information of an interface device attached to the device and communicating with the host computer;
  The host computer is
  An identification information input step for obtaining the identification information;
  A communication port setting step for associating the identification information, a device name for identifying the device, and a communication port of the device;
  A communication port management step of generating a symbolic link name for identification by the OS installed in the host computer based on the identification information and managing the symbolic link name in association with the communication port;
A device identification method comprising:   The interface between the host computer and the device is USB, and the identification information is a serial number uniquely defined in advance for each interface device, or the device does not pass through the interface device. 4. The device identification method according to claim 3, wherein when connected to the host computer, the serial number is uniquely defined in advance for each device.   A program to be executed by a host computer,
  Obtaining identification information of an interface device mounted on one or more devices connected to the host computer via a dialog;
  Associating the identification information, a device name for identifying the device, and a communication port of the device;
  A program characterized in that a symbolic link name for identification by an OS installed in the host computer is generated based on the identification information and managed in association with the communication port.   The interface between the host computer and the device is USB;
  The identification information is a serial number that is uniquely defined in advance for each interface device, or when the device is connected to the host computer without going through the interface device, for each device. 6. The program according to claim 5, wherein the program is a serial number uniquely defined in advance.