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System and method employing script-based device drivers

  • US 7,117,503 B2
  • Filed: 12/14/2004
  • Issued: 10/03/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. One or more computer-readable media embodying computer-executable instructions for causing a computing device to implement a method comprising:

  • providing a driver script for a hardware device, the driver script containing a plurality of programming instructions defining operational behavior of the hardware device, the programming instructions calling functions of system-provided objects for communicating with and controlling the hardware device;

    receiving, by a scripting driver, a request from an application for a requested operation by the hardware device;

    invoking, by the scripting driver, a script engine to execute the driver script to perform the requested operation;

    interpreting, by the script engine, programming instructions in the driver script pertaining to the requested operation; and

    invoking, by the script engine, functions of the system-provided objects called by the programming instructions in the driver script pertaining to the requested operation to cause the hardware device to perform the requested operation.

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