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Data processing system and scheduling method

Patent 6349321 Issued on February 19, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject April 29, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Application

No. 067900 filed on 04/29/1998

US Classes:

718/103, Priority scheduling718/102Process scheduling

Examiners

Primary: Courtenay, III, St. John
Assistant: Nguyen, Van Thu

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

G06F 009/00

Foreign Application Priority Data

1997-04-30 JP

Abstract

A central processing unit schedules the start time of a following special process based on the progress status of a preceding special process being executed in an auxiliary processing unit and the processing time and the end time of the following special process.

Other References

  • Schwan Et Al. "DYNAMIC SCHEDULING OF HARD REAL-TIME TASKS AND REAL-TIME THREADS.", IEEE, 1992.
  • Chung Et Al. "ALGORITHMS FOR SCHEDULING IMPRECISE COMPUTATIONS", IEEE, 1991.
  • Xu Et Al. "SCHEDULING PROCESSES WITH RELEASE TIMES, DEADLINES, PRECEDENCE, AND EXCLUSION RELATIONS", IEEE, 199
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