Computer multi-tasking via virtual threading
CA 2429966 A1 · Owner: Catharon Productions, Inc. · Inventors: Feinberg, Matthew A.
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In the operation of a computer, a plurality of bytecode or pseudocode instructions, at least some of the pseudocode instructions comprising a plurality of machine code instructions are stored in a computer memory. For , each of a plurality of tasks or jobs to be performed by the computer a , respective virtual thread of execution context data is automatically created. The virtual threads each include (a) a memory location of a next one of the pseudocode instructions to be executed in carrying out the respective task or job and (b) the values of any local variables required for carrying out the respective task or job. At least some of the tasks or jobs each entails execution of a …
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- Filed October 26, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 26, 2021.
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