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Method, system, and program for managing access to a device by device specific components and operating system specific components

  • US 20030225928A1
  • Filed: 05/28/2002
  • Published: 12/04/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for managing access to at least one device coupled to a computer system, comprising:

  • providing a set of operating specific functions to perform operating system related operations related to managing access to the at least one device;

    providing a set of device specific functions to perform operations that interact with the device;

    loading the operating system specific functions and device specific functions into memory;

    adding pointers to the operating system specific functions and device specific functions in memory to at least one function pointer list accessible to a device specific module and operating system module executing in the computer system; and

    accessing, by the device specific module and the operating system specific module, the pointers in the function pointer list to call the operating system specific functions and device specific functions.

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