Virtual USB port system and method
US7458075B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/102
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for implementing virtual USB ports are described herein. Embodiments of a system including a computer, which includes a first USB stack, a first remote host controller function implementing a first virtual USB port, an abstraction of a remote host controller, and a host controller, coupled with said computer, operating in combination with said abstraction of a remote host controller as a USB host controller of said computer, is described. Other embodiments are also described.
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