Patents by Inventor Patrick Garvan

Patrick Garvan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for validating communication specification conformance between a device driver and a hardware device
    Publication number: 20050246722
    Abstract: A system and method for validating whether communications between a device driver and a hardware device conform to a communication specification is presented. A validation module obtains a communication specification identifying rules for validating whether communications between a device driver and a hardware device conform to the specification. A redirection module redirects communications between the device driver and the hardware device to the validation module. Based on an individual communication, as well as the context in which an individual communication is made, the validation module validates whether the communication conforms to the communication specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Shier, Patrick Garvan, Adrian Oney