AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY AND INSTALLATION OF APPLICATIONS VIA THE INTERNET IN RESPONSE TO COUPLING OF HARDWARE DEVICE TO COMPUTING DEVICE

摘要

A computer-implemented method includes receiving a first indication that a hardware device has been coupled to a computing device and receiving a second indication that the computing device does not have installed a device-specific application that provides dedicated communication services between the hardware device and an operating system of the computing device. In response to receiving the first and second indications, a database of applications for device-specific applications that provide dedicated communication services between the hardware device and an operating system of the computing device is automatically queried. One or more applications from the database that satisfy the query are displayed to a user.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving a first indication that a hardware device has been coupled to a computing device; receiving a second indication that the computing device does not have installed a device-specific web browser application that provides dedicated communication services between the hardware device and an operating system of the computing device; in response to receiving the first and second indications, automatically querying a database of web browser applications for device-specific web browser applications that can provide dedicated communication services between the hardware device and an operating system of the computing device; and displaying to a user one or more web browser applications from the database that satisfy the query, wherein a web browser application integrates with a web browser such that the web browser application is not executed natively on the client computing device and provides the dedicated communication services between the hardware device and the operating system of the computing device.