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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1997
Norman Roy Smith, Lake Forest, CA (US);
J. Calvin Hale, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Mark Joseph Rentmeesters, Irvine, CA (US);
Andrew D. Milligan, Bucks, GB;
Unisys Corp., Blue Bell, PA (US);
Abstract
In a heterogeneous computer system including at least one Client CPU, at least one Server CPU and a common memory disposed therebetween for storing first and second operating systems that control operation of the Client and Server CPUs, respectively. There is provided Client and Server Programs, both of which are stored in the same common memory. The Client Program is executed by the Client CPU and the Server Program is executed by the Server CPU. A method and system is disclosed wherein the Server Program is adapted for making function calls to the Client Program and the Client Program is adapted for returning results of the called function to the Server Program. The Server Program includes Procedures for invoking a Client Program function, converting parameters and result data from a format compatible with the first operating system to one compatible with the second operating system.