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Patent No.:

US 7460551 B1

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Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2002
Applicants:

Andy E. Rostron, Everett, WA (US);

Mitel Kuliner, Bellingham, WA (US);

Inventors:

Andy E. Rostron, Everett, WA (US);

Mitel Kuliner, Bellingham, WA (US);

Assignee:

Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and apparatus for an improvement of a computer network by bringing commonality down to the device driver level. The computer network having at least one processor node having a circuit control module and a plurality of dedicated combinations of device driver and device object. Each of the dedicated combinations is capable of exchanging data between a circuit control module and one device type of a plurality of device types. The dedicated combinations of the device driver and the device object are replaced by a generic device driver and generic device agent capable of exchanging data between the circuit control module and any one of the plurality of device types.


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Rostron, Andy. (2008). Data-driven interface control circuit (U.S. Patent No. 7460551). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7460551

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