Method and system for passing messages between threads
US7058955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/546
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for passing messages between threads is provided, in which a sending thread communicates with a receiving thread by passing a reference to the message to a message queue associated with the receiving thread. The reference may be passed without explicitly invoking the inter-process or inter-thread message passing services of the computer's operating system. The sending thread may also have a message queue associated with it, and the sending thread's queue may include a reference to the receiving thread's queue. The sending thread can use this reference to pass messages to the receiving thread's queue.
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