Kernels, description tables, and device drivers
US5459867A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/102
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Description tables can be linked to a kernel to form a device driver. The description tables can be device description tables and adapter description tables. The kernel is operating system dependent. The description tables are operating system independent and can be linked to other kernels for other operating systems. A library of kernels for different operating systems can share a common set of kernel requests.
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