Visual indication of a device connection speed

1. A method of providing visual indication of a device connection speed level, the method comprising:

determining a connection speed level of a device;

selecting, using the determined connection speed level, a visual indicator from a plurality of visual indicators, the visual indicator being representative of the determined connection speed level and graphically indicates a type of the device; and

displaying the visual indicator in a desktop window of a computer operating system, wherein the visual indicator comprises a graphic icon and the desktop window provides access to a file system.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the device is connected to a host via a USB connection.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising displaying a further graphic icon in a tray of an operating system of a host, wherein the further graphic icon is representative of the determined connection speed level.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the connection speed level is either low speed, full speed, or high speed.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator is displayed on a display screen of a display unit.

6. A system configured to visually represent a device connection speed level, the system comprising:

a host;

a peripheral device connected to the host;

means for determining a connection speed level of the peripheral device;

means for selecting a visual indicator from a plurality of visual indicators, based on the determined connection speed level, the visual indicator corresponding to the connection speed level and graphically indicates a type of the peripheral device; and

a display unit configured to display the selected visual indicator in a desktop window of a computer operating system, wherein the visual indicator comprises a graphic icon displayed on the display unit, and the desktop window provides access to a file system.

7. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the means for determining the device connection speed level comprises a microprocessor programmed to determine the connection speed level.

8. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the means for selecting the visual indicator comprises a microprocessor programmed to select the visual indicator corresponding to the connection speed level, utilizing the determined connection speed level.

9. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the display unit comprises a display screen configured to display a desktop of a computer operating system.

10. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the peripheral device is connected to the host via a USB connection.

11. A method of visually representing a speed of a USB-connected device, the method comprising:

determining an enumerated speed of a USB device connected to a host;

selecting, using the determined enumerated speed of the USB device, a graphic icon from a plurality of graphical icons, the selected graphic icon being representative of the determined enumerated speed and graphically indicates a type of the USB device; and

displaying the selected graphic icon in a desktop window that provides access to a file system.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the enumerated speed is either low speed, full speed, or high speed.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein displaying the selected graphic icon comprises displaying the selected graphic icon on a display screen.

14. The A method according to claim 13 , further comprising displaying a further graphic icon in a desktop tray of a computer operating system, wherein the further graphic icon is representative of the determined enumerated speed.