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Method of performing a sequence of related activities in multiple independent digital processors

CA 1214564 A · Owner: Burroughs Corporation · Inventors: Tomlinson, Christopher J.; Green, Howard H.

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A method of performing a sequence of related activities in multiple digital processors includes the steps of: executing a portion of a first activity of the sequence in a first processor and then executing an INTERPROCESSOR CALL instruction to a second activity in a second processor; suspending execution of the first activity in response to the CALL and signaling the second processor that the second activity has been called by the first activity; completely executing the second activity in the second processor and then executing an INTERPROCESSOR NEXT instruction to a third activity in a third processor; signaling the third processor in response to the NEXT instruction that the third …

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  • Granted November 25, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 25, 2003.
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FiledJuly 20, 1984
GrantedNovember 25, 1986
Term endedNovember 25, 2003
Patent numberCA 1214564 A
Classification (IPC)G06F9/46 +1 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedJuly 20, 1984Patent grantedNov 25, 1986Term endedNov 25, 2003

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