Peripheral switching device and a peripheral switching control device
US7529861B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/126
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A peripheral switching device includes an ownership switch request receiver unit configured to receive an ownership switch request for requesting to assign a peripheral to an operating system; an ownership request holding unit configured to receive and hold an ownership request for requesting to ensure or release an ownership of a peripheral to an operating system; a switching judgment unit configured to judge whether or not to execute an assignment of a peripheral to an operating system, in accordance with the ownership switch request and the ownership request; and a switching execution unit configured to execute the assignment of the peripheral to the operating system, in accordance with the judgment result.
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