Method, apparatus, system, and article of manufacture for interfacing a device
US7418716B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/90
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided are a method, apparatus, system, and article of manufacture for interfacing a device to a host, wherein in certain embodiments a device interface in the device receives a request generated by a device driver in the host. The device interface processes the request, wherein a plurality of device interfaces corresponding to a plurality of devices are capable of processing the request. An operation associated with the device is executed, by the device interface, in response to processing the request.
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