System and method for process management
US7100162B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3423
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A process task management system is provided to be used within an operating system environment. The system comprises an executing processes module containing a list of processes currently executing in the operating system environment. A status attribute is included for each process in the list, which represents an execution state of the process and is viewable by a user. A process state checking module is configured to check the execution state of each process when the process is busy, and to set the status attribute for each process to inform the user whether the execution state of the process is busy and performing processing activity.
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