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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
May. 16, 2001
Wayne Plummer, Bucks, GB;
William Thomas Charnell, Bucks, GB;
Stephen Darnell, Maidenhead, GB;
Blaise Abel Alec Dias, Middx, GB;
Philippa Joy Guthrie, Bucks, GB;
Jeremy Paul Kramskoy, Long Kitton, GB;
Jeremy James Sexton, Herts, GB;
Michael John Wynn, Maidenhead, GB;
Keith Rautenback, Bucks, GB;
Stephen Paul Thomas, Bucks, GB;
Wayne Plummer, Bucks, GB;
William Thomas Charnell, Bucks, GB;
Stephen Darnell, Maidenhead, GB;
Blaise Abel Alec Dias, Middx, GB;
Philippa Joy Guthrie, Bucks, GB;
Jeremy Paul Kramskoy, Long Kitton, GB;
Jeremy James Sexton, Herts, GB;
Michael John Wynn, Maidenhead, GB;
Keith Rautenback, Bucks, GB;
Stephen Paul Thomas, Bucks, GB;
Esmertec AG, Dubendorf, CH;
Abstract
A method and system for handling device driver interrupts in a computer system. An interrupt handling Method is initiating prior to the occurrence of any interrupts in the computer system. The interrupt handling Method is executed to a waiting state, and execution is then resumed when an interrupt occurs. When an interrupt is detected control is transferred to the operating system and the interrupt is dismissed.