Runtime virtualization and devirtualization of I/O devices by a virtual machine monitor
US7793287B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/45537
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A virtual machine monitor can be used to commence virtualization of an I/O device of a computer at runtime. The virtual machine monitor can also be used to devirtualize an I/O device of a computer at runtime.
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