Task scheduling mechanism for large data processing systems
CA 1289674 C · Owner: Jennings, Andrew Thomas · Inventors: Keller, John Allen; Jennings, Andrew Thomas
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A task control mechanism (13) for maintaining a queue of ready or available processes linked together according to an assigned priority for a plurality of central processors (10) where the processors (10) may be assigned to the highest priority task when that processor is not busy executing some higher priority task. The task control mechanism (13) also includes a mechanism (26) for computing task priorities as new task are inserted into the queue or removed. The mechanism (13) also maintains an event table (20a) which is really a table of event designations to be allocated to different processes upon request where the requesting processes assign a particular function or "meaning" to the …
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- Granted September 24, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 24, 2008.
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