Tightly coupled, scalable module based micro-kernel operating system architecture
US6075939A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/46
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer operating system that can be flexibly constructed by inclusion of any of a plurality of processing components. These processing components include (1) a core component that includes a process manager that provides for co-execution of multiple processes, each such process having an associated context; (2) a first processing component that defines a predetermined processing function that is executed within the context of any of a number of multiple processes and that includes a set of import symbols and export functions; and (3) a component switch that is coupled to the core component to provide a tightly coupled connection between the core component and the first processing component such that an execution reference made within a particular context to any of the import symbols and export functions are local within that particular context.
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