Apparatus and method for identifying and modifying computer operating system components
US6367072B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4411
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A structure for identifying and modifying a computer operating system components includes a component table including a list of possible components of the operating system. An identifier structure is configured to access the component table and to interrogate the operating system to determine which components in the component table are loaded in the operating system. A build structure is coupled to the identifier structure and configured to compile identified components in the component table and to generate a table of the identified components. The resulting structure defines loaded components of the operating system and can then serve to assist additional structures in modifying the operating system. Modification structures search the table of loaded components to determine how to modify the operating system to achieve desired results. Advantages of the invention include the ability to identify and modify loaded components of the computer operating system. As a result, modification programs can provide for additional functionality not originally provided for in the operating system.
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