A system and method providing read-time external signals to and from a gaming application executing within a platform independent programming environment on a computing system. The system has an input packet queue located within a block of system RAM, a main processing module, and an intelligent I/O...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6622185?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6622185 - System and method for providing a real-time programmable interface to a general-purpose non-real-time computing system