System for executing, scheduling, and selectively linking time dependent processes based upon scheduling time thereof
US4989133A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4825
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A microcomputer has a processor arranged to share its time between a plurality of concurrent processes. Each process may have means (69) for indicating a time when the process may be executed. The processes may form a linked list of processes (T, U. V) awaiting scheduling for execution. A location (90) is provided for indicating the beginning of a timer list of processes awaiting execution and means (68) is provided for indicating the end of a timer list. The microcomputer may provide more than one timer list of processes of different priority. Each process may include a number of alternative components one or more of which is time dependent.
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