Real-time operating system and a task management system therefor
Patent 6430594 Issued on August 6, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date: 
February 17, 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.
February 17, 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.Patent ReferencesSystem and method for custom context switching Multi-media computer operating system and method System and method for fast context switching between tasks Preemptive multi-tasking with cooperative groups of tasks Apparatus and method for the real-time processing of a plurality of tasks Patent #: 6105048 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 024139 filed on 02/17/1998US Classes:718/108, Context switching718/102Process schedulingExaminersPrimary: Maung, ZarniAssistant: Opie, George L. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 009/00Foreign Application Priority Data1997-02-17 JPAbstractIn a real-time operating system, a plurality of tasks is grouped into blocks in consideration of the deadline times required by each task, switching between tasks that belong to the same block, is not done by the task switch of the real-time operating system, but rather is done directly by a task block scheduler, so that tasks within one and the same block are substantially treated as the same task. Only when the execution of a task belonging to a block that is different from the block of the currently executing task is to be started is the task switch used to switch between tasks, thereby reducing the load placed on the real-time operating system in managing tasks.Other References
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