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Selective association of lock override procedures with queued multimodal lock

US6691194B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 28, 2000
Grant dateFeb 10, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/52
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A queued, multimodal, fault-tolerant lock mechanism for managing shared resources in a data processing system is provided. Lock override procedures are selectively associated with certain lock modes.

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