Device architecture to support multiple protocols

Details Device architecture to support multiple protocols Device architecture to support multiple protocols

2006-11-15

2010-02-16

Kindred, Alford W (Department: 2181)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Peripheral configuration

C710S011000, C710S062000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07664887

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for adding support, to a device, for a new protocol which the device did not previously support is provided. Protocol information, which identifies how to add support for the protocol to the device, is stored. A protocol manager may read the protocol information and perform actions necessary for the new protocol to be supported by the device. For example, the protocol manager may create a listener, a message queue, and a protocol handler for the protocol based on the protocol information. The listener may receive a message, associated with the new protocol, that was sent to the device and store the message in a message queue. The message queue stores the message until the message is retrieved from the message queue by the protocol handler. The protocol handler, after retrieving a message from the message queue, may process the message.

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