Aggregate computer system via coupling of computing machines

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2011-08-16

2011-08-16

Nguyen, Van H (Department: 2196)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra

Device driver communication

Virtual device driver

C719S327000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08001553

ABSTRACT:
Described is an aggregate computer system that operates by sharing devices of networked computing machines. A consumer machine uses a real device of a producer machine as a virtual device, by coupling the real driver of the real device over the network to a virtual driver of the consumer machine. Each machine may include an aggregate device manager that manages the virtual devices, and/or an aggregate connection manager that processes communications received over at least two different types of networks. Each machine may include a virtual bus and virtual bus driver that simulates a physical connection of a remote device to that machine via a bus. Upon receiving a request to plug-in a virtual device, the consumer machines queries for information of the device, and loads a virtual driver based on the device information when received. The consumer machine may query by sending plug-and-play events to the virtual bus.

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