Interface conversion modules based upon generalized templates for multiple platform computer systems
US6026238A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/45537
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A utility program develops and updates an API-translation layer of an emulator for running programs written for one platform on another platform. This speeds the development of code such as operating-systems upgrades, where the API set can change frequently. The utility builds a module for each API from a set of templates to execute the module's function on the other platform. Generalized function templates iterate through API functions. Exception templates can override the generalized templates in specific cases. Types templates convert individual arguments of the API. Code templates contain code for incorporation into a number of other templates.
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