Architecture for software for interactively communicate with...

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2003-08-05

2008-11-25

Bullock, Jr., Lewis A. (Department: 2195)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra

Application program interface

C719S310000, C715S740000, C709S246000, C713S150000, C713S151000

Reexamination Certificate

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07458083

ABSTRACT:
Software in a computer which accesses one or more software-intensive devices, such as a digital copier or printer, is organized in a set of layers. A device-dependent layer converts data transferred over various means, such as a modem or network, to a uniform data format. A protocol layer converts data from a particular accessed machine to a set of function calls. A system interface associated with the computer restricts a user of the computer to seeing only a subset of function calls, depending permissions granted to a particular user. The modular architecture of the software enables a system administrator to restrict a user to viewing machine status for a specific set of machines on a network, or limits the user to viewing only a certain set of functionalities from a particular machine.

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