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Selective exposure to USB device functionality for a virtual machine by filtering descriptors

US8332846B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2008
Grant dateDec 11, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/45537
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A virtual machine (VM) application may run a guest operating system (OS) and allow the guest OS to connect to USB devices connected to a computer. The VM application may filter the functions associated with the USB device so that only some of the functions of the USB device are exposed to the guest OS.

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