Queue bank repository and method for sharing limited queue banks in memory
US6944863B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/548
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a computer system a system of exchanging tokens for queue banks is created that permits a requester to directly specify which queue bank is wanted. Only the desired queue bank is withdrawn from a queue bank repository to accomplish this and no sorting or FIFO handling of queue banks is needed. The system uses a schema similar to a coat check room, where the requester is given a token when the requestor wants to deposit a queue bank into the queue bank repository. The queue bank repository returns the queue bank when the token is returned by the requester. In its most efficient form, two machine-level instructions handle the entire operation, a withdraw instruction and a deposit instruction.
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