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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
May. 19, 2004
Peter Stokes, Woking, GB;
Michael Percy, Vancouver, CA;
Peter Stokes, Woking, GB;
Michael Percy, Vancouver, CA;
Creative Technology Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
The invention relates to systems for driving computer peripherals having features, such as 3D sound capability, which are not envisaged by generic operating system for the computer. In order to adapt computers subject to existing operating systems, such as the Microsoft Windows family of systems, to such peripherals for which there is thus no driver capability, the invention provides a device driving system including additional driver, interposed between the operating system and an existing installed driver and configured to interface directly with the operating system. The additional driver is preferably also configured to interface with the existing installed driver.