Narayanan Swaminathan

US Patent:

20150154036, Jun 4, 2015

Filed:

Feb 4, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/613477

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Cathy Donovan - Santa Clara CA, US
Narayanan Swaminathan - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/445

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are mobile computing devices that employ compatible updated drivers. In one embodiment, the mobile computing device includes: (1) a processor, (2) a driver library configured to store original drivers and updated drivers for applications on the mobile computing device, and (3) a driver selector configured to determine at least one driver from the original drivers or the updated drivers to use for running one of the applications.

US Patent:

20140130064, May 8, 2014

Filed:

May 15, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/895166

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Cathy Donovan - Santa Clara CA, US
Narayanan Swaminathan - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Nvidia Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

719327

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are methods and systems that provide compatible device drivers to mobile computing devices. In one embodiment, a method of determining compatibility between different versions of device drivers and operating systems of a mobile computing device is disclosed that includes: (1) establishing a test environment employing a current operating system of a mobile computing device, (2) applying an updated driver to the test environment and (3) determining system compatibility of the updated driver with the current operating system employing the test environment, wherein the determining is based on both direct and implied compatibility of the updated driver with the current operating system.