Method and apparatus for resuse of a thread for different programmed operations
US6832376B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4843
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reusing a thread for different programmed operations are provided in various embodiments. In one embodiment, different application operations are defined as subclasses of a thread operation class, and a thread is implemented with a thread class. In one embodiment, the application operations can be queued to the thread for scheduled execution using the thread. In another embodiment, a first application operation can start a thread and be executed therewith, while a second application operation can attach to the thread for execution.
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