Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra – Device driver communication
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-12
2011-07-12
Sough, Hyung S (Department: 2194)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra
Device driver communication
C709S217000, C709S218000, C709S223000, C709S224000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07979867
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for managing a device in a distributed file system are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises instantiating a physical device object, in response to a file system driver detecting a device remotely connected to a computing system via a distributed network. An operating system running on the computing device loads a disk function driver for managing access to the device. A plug and play manager of the operating system enumerates the device. The disk function driver instantiates and registers a functional device object with a mount manager of the operating system. A file system instantiates a volume device object for a logical drive volume mapped to the device and the mount manager mounts the volume device object on the functional device object.
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Ahluwalia Vikas
Paul Vipul
Century IP Group, Inc.
Far-hadian, Esq. F. Jason
International Business Machines - Corporation
Jordan Kimberly
Sough Hyung S
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