Operating system (OS) independent application and device communication

摘要

An Inter-Process Communication (IPC) message transport mechanism is provided with an Application Programming Interface (API). Applications use the API to create and register clients, and device drivers for devices use the API to create and register services. The applications and device drivers use their own independent API to pass commands and responses to one another using the clients and services. An IPC message transport manager manages and routes the commands as messages without any restrictions on the format or content of the messages. The messages routed in an OS independent fashion.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
providing, on a processor, an Application Programming Interface (API) to a client application and a device driver; receiving a client object instantiated by the client application and a service object instantiated by the device driver through the API that permit the client application and the device driver to communicate with one another through messages in formats defined by the client application and the device driver, wherein the messages are relayed and managed in an Operating System (OS)-independent manner; and registering the client object and the service object through the API.