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Inter-program communication and scheduling method for personal computers

US5630074A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 1995
Grant dateMay 13, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/544
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control program for IBM compatible microprocessors utilizing the MSDOS operating system provides the ability for a plurality of application programs to pass information amongst themselves and to a KERNEL program whereby the KERNEL may spawn applications according to the contents of its message buffers, thereby enhancing the MSDOS environment without the usually encountered conflicts associated with inter-programmed communication schemes.

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