Hardware register access via task tag ID
US7627869B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4881
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-based software task management system includes an index register configured to store a data register pointer for pointing to a data register. A Task ID register is coupled to the index register and configured to store a Task ID keyed to the index register. A Task ID memory is coupled to the Task ID register and configured to store a flag indicating whether the Task ID is available. A state machine is coupled to the Task ID memory and configured to allocate Task IDs on an available basis using a task ID memory.
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