Patent ID: 7523467
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer system, comprising: an operating system that includes a first device driver, a second device driver and a third device driver, each of the device drivers being configured to communicate directly with the other device drivers by a software interface; a hardware layer that includes a first input/output device controlled by the first device driver, a second input/output device controlled by the second device driver, and a third input/output device controlled by the third device driver, wherein the first input/output device is configured to transmit data to the first device driver, the first device driver is configured to transmit data directly to the second device driver, and the second device driver is configured to transmit data to the second input/output device; an application program configured to issue a bridge command to establish the direct communication between any two of the first, second and third device drivers; and a data buffer for storing all data transmitted between the first, second and third device drivers.