Method and device for managing queues, and corresponding computer program product
US8688872B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F5/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing a queue, such as for example a FIFO queue, and executing a look-ahead function on the data contained in the queue includes associating to the data in the queue respective state variables (C1, C2, . . . CK), the value of each of which represents the number of times a datum is present in the queue. The look-ahead function is then executed on the respective state variables, preferentially using a number of state variables (C1, C2, . . . CK) equal to the number of different values that may be assumed by the data in the queue. The look-ahead function can involve identification of the presence of a given datum in the queue and is, in that case, executed by verifying whether among the state variables (C1, C2, . . . CK) there exists a corresponding state variable with non-nil value.
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