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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2005
Applicants:
Bradley G. Culter, Dallas, TX (US);
Mark Edward Shaw, Garland, TX (US);
Inventors:
Bradley G. Culter, Dallas, TX (US);
Mark Edward Shaw, Garland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for sharing a device across a plurality of operating systems is provided. The system includes a sharable bit in the namespace for identifying whether the device is sharable. The system further includes one or more operating systems that are adapted to recognize the sharable bit.