System and method for implementing a timer facility
US7058841B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A timer facility, comprising a plurality of slots, each slot representing a time period, and a timer logic module configured to receive counter information from a counter incrementing at predetermined time intervals, and update at least one of the slots when the counter information corresponds to the time period represented by the at least one slot.
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