Data-driven finite state machine engine for flow control
US7689947B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 4, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4494
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Finite state machines are provided to run instances of user-defined routines within a computing system. The finite state machines and updates to the finite state machines are user-defined and are checked for compliance with one or more prescribed schemas by a finite state machine engine. Compliant finite state machine specifications are interpreted for the plurality of states and transitions that constitute the finite state machine. Requested instances of a finite state machine specification are initiated by the finite state machine engine, which creates proxies to monitor the current state of any given requested instance.
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