Platform-independent communications protocol supporting communic

Details Platform-independent communications protocol supporting communic Platform-independent communications protocol supporting communic

1997-12-17

2000-06-20

Lee, Thomas C.

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Input/output command process

710 11, 710 30, G06F 300, G06F 1300

Patent

active

060789689

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus implement a communications protocol whereby a host application program can communicate with a computer subsystem without the use of special driver software. In this way, the application program is able to invoke virtually any vendor-unique function on a compatible subsystem controller using only standard read/write system calls. This avoids platform dependency and greatly improves the portability of the application program.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4807121 (1989-02-01), Halford
patent: 5363484 (1994-11-01), Desnoyers et al.
patent: 5418960 (1995-05-01), Munroe
patent: 5421014 (1995-05-01), Bucher
patent: 5724599 (1998-03-01), Balmer et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Platform-independent communications protocol supporting communic does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Platform-independent communications protocol supporting communic, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Platform-independent communications protocol supporting communic will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1863695