Patent · US Expired

RPC based computer system using transparent callback and associated method

US5247676A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 4, 1992
Grant dateSep 21, 1993
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/133
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for use in a computer system, the method for performing callbacks to a first calling thread that has made an RPC to a second called thread comprising the steps of: creating at least one respective helper thread in the address space of the second called thread; and for each respective created helper thread, providing a respective thread-specific identifying mechanism for identifying the first calling thread.

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