Method and system for providing device driver support which is i

Details Method and system for providing device driver support which is i Method and system for providing device driver support which is i

1994-03-18

1995-11-07

Lim, Krisna

Boots, shoes, and leggings

395500, 3642368, 3642383, 3642399, 364280, 364DIG1, G06F 1312, G06F 1310, G06F 300

Patent

active

054653649

ABSTRACT:
A program arrangement presently disclosed provides support within an operating system for a commonly used class of peripheral devices (e.g. mouse devices or, more generally, pointing devices). This arrangement effectively eliminates dependencies between device driver software associated with the supported device(s) and system (and/or application) software; so that device driver software can be created without extensive knowledge of the operating system and system software can be modified cost effectively without affecting the usefulness of existing device drivers. In this arrangement, device driving functions are assigned to two discretely separate program modules having a standardized interface. One module, included in the operating system, provides a device-independent base for coordinating device and system interaction. The other module is associated specifically and directly with supported devices, and can be created by programmers having little knowledge of the internal structure of the system software.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4555775 (1985-11-01), Pike
patent: 4587630 (1986-05-01), Straton et al.
patent: 4649479 (1987-03-01), Advani et al.
patent: 4692858 (1987-09-01), Redford et al.
patent: 4701848 (1987-10-01), Clyde
patent: 4727512 (1988-02-01), Birkner et al.
patent: 4773005 (1988-09-01), Sullivan
patent: 4775931 (1988-10-01), Dickie et al.
patent: 4797854 (1989-01-01), Nakazaki et al.
patent: 4813013 (1989-03-01), Dunn
patent: 4855905 (1989-08-01), Estrada et al.
patent: 4859995 (1989-08-01), Hansen et al.
patent: 4870561 (1989-09-01), Love et al.
patent: 4896290 (1990-01-01), Rhodes et al.
patent: 4896291 (1990-01-01), Gest et al.
patent: 4905185 (1990-02-01), Sakai
patent: 4914624 (1990-04-01), Dunthorn
patent: 4924378 (1990-05-01), Hershey et al.
patent: 4931935 (1990-06-01), Ohira et al.
patent: 4937036 (1990-06-01), Beard et al.
patent: 4951245 (1990-08-01), Bailey et al.
patent: 4972368 (1990-11-01), O'Brien et al.
patent: 4975829 (1990-12-01), Clarey et al.
patent: 5097533 (1992-03-01), Burger et al.
patent: 5109510 (1992-04-01), Baker et al.
patent: 5136709 (1992-08-01), Shirakabe et al.
patent: 5191655 (1993-03-01), Sarkissian
Sagan; "Application Input Drivers"; Inside The IBM PCS; Byte 1987 Extra edition; pp. 143-144, 146, 148-150, 152, 154.
Meritt; "Software Communication of Device Command attributes"; IBM Tech. Disclosure Bulletin; vol. 23, No. 6. Nov. 1980; pp. 2415-2416.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Method and system for providing device driver support which is i does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Method and system for providing device driver support which is i, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and system for providing device driver support which is i will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-202714