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Data processing system

CA 1303746 C · Owner: Fujitsu Services Limited · Inventors: Woods, John Vivian; Watson, Ian; Watson, Paul

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Abstract of the Disclosure A data processing system is described in which the workload is divided into packets. A plurality of processors access the packets and process them by rewriting them according to predetermined rules. Packets can be of a number of different types, including XAPP and PAPP. An XAPP packet contains a function and one or more arguments in evaluated form, so that the function can be immediately applied to the arguments. A PAPP packet is similar except that its arguments may not be in evaluated form. Processing of an active PAPP packet consists of activating other packets which evaluate the arguments of the PAPP packet, and converting the PAPP to a suspended XAPP packet, …

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  • Granted June 16, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 16, 2009.
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FiledJuly 14, 1988
GrantedJune 16, 1992
Term endedJune 16, 2009
Patent numberCA 1303746 C
Classification (IPC)G06F9/46 +1 more

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedJuly 14, 1988Patent grantedJune 16, 1992Term endedJune 16, 2009

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