Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Peripheral device sharing in multi host computing systems
- Patent Title (中): 多主机计算系统中的外围设备共享
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Application No.: US14114743Application Date: 2012-04-30
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Publication No.: US08990459B2Publication Date: 2015-03-24
- Inventor: Balaji Kanigicherla , Krishna Mohan Tandaboina , Siva Raghuram Voleti , Chandra Kumar Chettiar , Surya Narayana Dommeti , Kishor Arumilli , Dhanumjai Pasumarthy , Rajani Lotti
- Applicant: Balaji Kanigicherla , Krishna Mohan Tandaboina , Siva Raghuram Voleti , Chandra Kumar Chettiar , Surya Narayana Dommeti , Kishor Arumilli , Dhanumjai Pasumarthy , Rajani Lotti
- Applicant Address: IN Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
- Assignee: Ineda Systems Pvt. Ltd
- Current Assignee: Ineda Systems Pvt. Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: IN Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
- Agency: Workman Nydegger
- Priority: IN1347/CHE/2011 20110430; IN1388/CHE/2011 20110430
- International Application: PCT/IN2012/000319 WO 20120430
- International Announcement: WO2012/150608 WO 20121108
- Main IPC: G06F13/00
- IPC: G06F13/00 ; G06F13/10 ; G06F9/50 ; G06F11/07

Abstract:
The present subject matter discloses methods and systems of sharing of peripheral devices in multi host computing systems (100). In one implementation, the method of sharing a peripheral device (116) amongst a plurality of hosts of the multi-host computing system (100) comprises receiving a request to switch the peripheral device (116) from a first operating system running on a first host from amongst the plurality of hosts to a second operating system running on a second host from amongst the plurality of hosts; generating a request for the first operating system to relinquish control of the peripheral device (116); determining the status of the relinquishment based on response generated by the first operating system; initiating a request for the second operating system to install a device driver for the peripheral device (116) upon determining successful relinquishment; and transferring ownership of the peripheral device (116) to the second operating system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140068317A1 PERIPHERAL DEVICE SHARING IN MULTI HOST COMPUTING SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2014-03-06
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