Method and mechanism for interprocess communication using client and server listening threads
US6226689A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/544
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and mechanism for interprocess communication between a thread of a client application and a thread of a server application. The mechanism includes a server listening thread and a client listening thread. The client thread sends a request to a server listening thread, and the server listening thread places the request in a message queue associated with the server thread. The request is received at the server thread and dispatched to a remote procedure for processing. Reply data received back from the remote procedure is sent to the client listening thread. The client listening thread notifies the client thread when the reply is received and gives the reply to the client thread.
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