Computer system having system feature extension software containing a self-describing feature table for accessing I/O devices according to machine-independent format
US5291585A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4411
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system with self-describing feature table, accessible by device drivers. Thus a simple process can access these feature tables to fully customize the device drivers at installation, or at boot; or the device driver can branch on the data in the feature table. Thus, a new degree of flexibility is achieved without degrading performance.
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