User mode device driver interface for translating source code from the user mode device driver to be executed in the kernel mode or user mode
US6871350B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user mode device driver interface (UMDDI) is disclosed. The UMDDI is preferably implemented in Windows® NT® version 5.0 and similar systems. The UMDDI allows a device driver to execute in user-mode while the graphics engine (GRE) remains in kernel-mode. The UMDDI exists as a layer between the user-mode driver and GRE; from the perspective of GRE, it encapsulates the user-mode driver and makes it appear to be a normal kernel-mode driver. The UMDDI layer handles the kernel-to-user and user-to-kernel transitions, parameter validation, and management of the kernel-mode and user-mode data and objects.
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