Patent · US Expired

Caching queue status updates

US7000061B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 2003
Grant dateFeb 14, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/50
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus capable to select a queue. The apparatus includes a queue occupancy device to indicate an occupancy status of the queues, a queue occupancy cache to record an update in occupancy status of a particular queue, a next queue selector to select a queue based on said queue occupancy device and a most recently serviced queue, and a queue identification register to identify a most recently serviced queue.

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