Frederick L. Lathrop - Delray Beach FL Kenneth A. Rowland - Boynton Beach FL
Assignee:
International Business Machines, Inc. - Armonk NY
International Classification:
G06F 1312 G06F 1310 G06F 300
US Classification:
395700
Abstract:
A program arrangement presently disclosed provides support within an operating system for a commonly used class of peripheral devices (e. g. mouse devices or, more generally, pointing devices). This arrangement effectively eliminates dependencies between device driver software associated with the supported device(s) and system (and/or application) software; so that device driver software can be created without extensive knowledge of the operating system and system software can be modified cost effectively without affecting the usefulness of existing device drivers. In this arrangement, device driving functions are assigned to two discretely separate program modules having a standardized interface. One module, included in the operating system, provides a device-independent base for coordinating device and system interaction. The other module is associated specifically and directly with supported devices, and can be created by programmers having little knowledge of the internal structure of the system software.
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Kenneth Rowland General Manager
DEERFIELD CORPORATION OF NEW MEXICO, (FN) INC Electrical Contractor
2121 Menaul NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107 1010 E Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85034 610 San Jose Ave Se , Albuquerque, NM 87102 2121 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107 5052460007
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