Multiple, cooperating operating systems (OS) platform system and method
US7437546B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4405
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of a multi-processor platform including multiple, cooperating operating systems are described. Multiple operating systems, each of which may be of a different type or nature, run on different partitions of the multi-processor platform, yet coexist and cooperate. In various embodiments, different specialized operating systems, suitable for particular tasks, run on different partitions of the platform. In one embodiment, a host operating system, using a driver, boots and partitions a portion of the platform running other operating systems, and then communicates with, and shares work with, the other operating systems. In one embodiment, the multi-processor platform includes a host operating system and multiple specialized operating systems, such as real-time operating systems, operating alongside the host operating system. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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