Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Backward-compatibility using a plugin architecture
- Patent Title (中): 使用插件架构的向后兼容性
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Application No.: US12884577Application Date: 2010-09-17
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Publication No.: US08667478B1Publication Date: 2014-03-04
- Inventor: Scott E. Joyce , Bruce R. Rabe , Munish T. Desai , Scott B. Kay , Sreenath Rajagopal
- Applicant: Scott E. Joyce , Bruce R. Rabe , Munish T. Desai , Scott B. Kay , Sreenath Rajagopal
- Applicant Address: US MA Hopkinton
- Assignee: EMC Corporation
- Current Assignee: EMC Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Hopkinton
- Agency: BainwoodHuang
- Main IPC: G06F9/44
- IPC: G06F9/44
Abstract:
A method, to be performed in a computer, is provided. The method includes, for each of a plurality of devices, (a) detecting a hardware revision of that device, (b) selecting a version of a plugin associated with that hardware revision, and (c) loading the selected version of the plugin. At least one device of the plurality of devices has a different hardware revision than at least one other device of the plurality of devices. The version of the plugin associated with the one device is different than the version of the plugin associated with the other device. Corresponding computer program products and devices are also provided.
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