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System and method for providing a communications client on a host device

US8180861B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 2005
Grant dateMay 15, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/565
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and a method (100, 500) for integrating an uncertified client (104) with a certified host device (102) are provided. The integration system (100) is configured to integrate the uncertified client (104), which has a plurality of client applications (106), with the certified host device (102), and has a client virtual machine (108), host applications (142), and an abstraction layer (138, 156). The client virtual machine (108) is coupled to the uncertified client (104) and is configured to execute the plurality of client applications (106). The host applications (142) are coupled to the certified host device (102) and are configured to control host dependent features on the certified host device (102). The abstraction layer (138, 156) are coupled to the host applications (142) and to the client virtual machine (108), and are configured to translate feature calls from the plurality of client applications (106) to function calls for the host applications (142).

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