Patent · US Active

Runtime system

US8776094B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

19Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Brent Rector · Redmond, US
Elliot H. Omiya · Kirkland, US
Jerry Dunietz · Seattle, US
Martyn S. Lovell · Seattle, US
Ales Holecek · Kirkland, US
Mahesh Prakriya · Redmond, US
Stephen C. Rowe · Bellevue, US
James F. Springfield · Woodinville, US
Noel R. Cross · Seattle, US
Tassaduq Basu · Redmond, US
Patrick H. Dussud · Bellevue, US
Raja Krishnaswamy · Redmond, US
Steven Lucco · Bellevue, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 11, 2011
Grant date	Jul 8, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 2, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F8/73
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various embodiments provide an ability to describe, independent of a programming language, one or more interfaces associated with an operating system. Alternately or additionally, a compiler associated with a specific programming language can be configured to map the independent interface description(s) to the specific programming language. In some embodiments, an application can be configured to programmatically determine one or more interfaces of the operating system.

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