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Control system

US6151538A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 19, 1998
Grant dateNov 21, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/4887
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hybrid control system executes tasks within a transaction which is executed in a given order. The order in which the tasks are executed is inversely proportional to their deadlines. The deadlines are assigned an initial deadline D, an initial maximum end-to-end delay of the transaction is calculated using the initial deadlines D and the given order of the tasks. The deadline of the task with the largest deadline is reduced by an increment to give a new deadline and if the task following it has an increment to give a new deadline. A new end-to-end delay is calculated using the new deadlines and the given order of the tasks. These steps are repeated until the new end-to-end delay does not exceed the desired maximum end-to-end delay.

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