| 5797004 |
System and method for caching and allocating thread synchronization constructs |
| Aug-18-1998 |
An object synchronization module and corresponding method used in a computer system that includes a plurality of threads of execution and a set of objects that each can only be synchronized with one of... |
| 5794240 |
Multi-threaded sorting system for a data processing system |
| Aug-11-1998 |
A sorting system for a data processing system using buffers. A first thread is provided for performing an input/output process in which records received from an application program are written into the... |
| 5794034 |
Ordered and reliable maintenance of inter-process relationships in a distributed multiprocessor |
| Aug-11-1998 |
An apparatus and method, using an inter-processor lock to control access to inter-process relationship data structures in the memory of each processor in a multiprocessor system. The apparatus and method... |
| 5787482 |
Deadline driven disk scheduler method and apparatus with thresholded most urgent request queue scan window |
| Jul-28-1998 |
A disk control mechanism for controlling the operations of a movable arm disk drive. The disk control mechanism contains a disk access scheduler which accepts disk access requests having a deadline and... |
| 5787439 |
Method and system for maintaining a preferred sequence for accessing a plurality of objects |
| Jul-28-1998 |
A method and system for ensuring a preferred sequence for accessing a plurality of objects. The system includes a doubly linked list which contains a reference to each agent of a child object which is... |
| 5784698 |
Dynamic memory allocation that enalbes efficient use of buffer pool memory segments |
| Jul-21-1998 |
An apparatus for dynamically allocating memory includes a processor, a free buffer pool memory and a control memory which stores control block data structures. The control block data structures enable... |
| 5784617 |
Resource-capability-based method and system for handling service processor requests |
| Jul-21-1998 |
A method and system are provided for executing a service processor request within a data processing system having one or more processors within a central processing complex, each of the processors within... |
| 5784616 |
Apparatus and methods for optimally using available computer resources for task execution during idle-time for future task instances exhibiting incremental value with computation |
| Jul-21-1998 |
Apparatus and accompanying methods for optimally using available computer resources, illustratively processing time, and which can be advantageously used for selecting task(s) instances to be precomputed... |
| 5784614 |
Cache affinity scheduling method for multi-processor nodes in a split transaction bus architecture |
| Jul-21-1998 |
A method of selecting a process to run within a multi-processor computer system in which the processors are arranged in nodes defined by node buses. A global run queue for queuing unaffined processes of... |
| 5781775 |
Parallel process scheduling method in a parallel computer and a processing apparatus for a parallel computer |
| Jul-14-1998 |
A method and a processing apparatus for use in a parallel computer realizing a coordinate scheduling which does not degrade a throughput performance of a system. According to this invention, if a parallel... |
| 5781769 |
Method and apparatus for using a content addressable memory for time tagged event processing |
| Jul-14-1998 |
A method and associated apparatus for using a content addressable memory (CAM) to process timed events in a process control application. A time value field in each CAM entry identifies the time at which... |
| 5778224 |
Method of executing a plurality of transactions and a distributed processing system for performing such a method |
| Jul-7-1998 |
In order to execute a plurality of transactions using a plurality of computers connected in a network, a plurality of distribution arrangements are defined and stored in one of the computers, which acts... |
| 5774718 |
Process scheduling system that allocates CPU time with priority to interactive type processes |
| Jun-30-1998 |
A process action status monitoring section monitors the cumulative CPU time and the idle time for a plurality of processes being executed on a time-sharing basis; those results are recorded in a process... |
| 5764981 |
System for batch scheduling of travel-related transactions and batch tasks distribution by partitioning batch tasks among processing resources |
| Jun-9-1998 |
A data management method and architecture that enables users to integrate central reservation system communications with local accounting and reporting functions. More particularly, the present invention... |
| 5764948 |
Method and apparatus for determining a composition of an integrated circuit |
| Jun-9-1998 |
A method and apparatus for assisting in the design of integrated circuits, which includes simulating functions, to be executed by the integrated circuit, in a parallel architecture machine comprising "Transputers."... |
| 5761507 |
Client/server architecture supporting concurrent servers within a server with a transaction manager providing server/connection decoupling |
| Jun-2-1998 |
A transaction manager intercepts all requests for service from any of a plurality of clients, establishes connections independently of task requests and assigns available servers to the requests in the... |
| 5761506 |
Method and apparatus for handling cache misses in a computer system |
| Jun-2-1998 |
A method for handling cache misses in a computer system. A prefetch unit fetches an instruction for execution by one of a plurality of coprocessors. When the preferred embodiment of the present invention... |
| 5761428 |
Method and aparatus for providing agent capability independent from a network node |
| Jun-2-1998 |
An improved network node includes a network node autonomy portion and a sentinel autonomy portion. The network node autonomy portion can perform the tasks as a conventional network node. Both the autonomy... |
| 5754855 |
System and method for managing control flow of computer programs executing in a computer system |
| May-19-1998 |
Processing an event signifying a condition in a computer system is described. The computer system maintains an invocation stack which includes a plurality of stack frames. Such event processing operates... |
| 5752030 |
Program execution control in parallel processor system for parallel execution of plural jobs by selected number of processors |
| May-12-1998 |
In submitting each job in a parallel processing system provided with a plurality of processors, execution conditions such as a requested minimum processor number, an upper limit used processor number and... |
| 5751992 |
Computer program product for continuous destaging of changed data from a shared cache in a multisystem shared disk environment wherein castout interest is established in a hierarchical fashion |
| May-12-1998 |
A computer program product for a system and method for destaging changed data from a shared cache castout in a shared data environment distributes castout ownership for a dataset among a plurality of systems... |
| 5748892 |
Method and apparatus for client managed flow control on a limited memory computer system |
| May-5-1998 |
A method and apparatus for controlling data flow on a network having a server and a non-blocking client node in which the client node may not drop requests received from the server. A process on the non-blocking... |
| 5745768 |
Computer program product and program storage device for supporting native and non-native signals transferred between processing entities of a computer program |
| Apr-28-1998 |
A computer program product and program storage device for supporting native and non-native signals transferred between processing entities of a computer program, for processing of a first type of interprocess... |
| 5745757 |
Multiprocessor system with microprogrammed means for dispatching processes to processors |
| Apr-28-1998 |
In a multiprocessor system, events capable of modifying the dispatching of processes to the processors (CPU, CPUi) start the execution of dispatching software charged with defining the new dispatching... |
| 5745687 |
System for distributed workflow in which a routing node selects next node to be performed within a workflow procedure |
| Apr-28-1998 |
A workflow system that automates the definition and execution of a procedure that can be carried out according to defined rules among agents. Agents may be individual users, work groups, organizations,... |
| 5742824 |
Program control system in multitask environment |
| Apr-21-1998 |
A program control system in a multitask environment to execute a plurality of programs in parallel. The system includes a program execution control device for controlling an execution of a plurality of... |
| 5742823 |
Total object processing system and method with assembly line features and certification of results |
| Apr-21-1998 |
In accordance with the invention, a processing system and method are provided which use assembly line procedures and substantially fixed or limited function process elements, as well as total object treatment... |
| 5742822 |
Multithreaded processor which dynamically discriminates a parallel execution and a sequential execution of threads |
| Apr-21-1998 |
A multithreaded processor includes an instruction pipelined unit 140 and a register file 120 composed of a plurality of register banks 130. The register file 120 is coupled to an external memory 190 through... |
| 5742821 |
Multiprocessor scheduling and execution |
| Apr-21-1998 |
In accordance with the principles of the invention, a multiprocessor scheduling and execution system and method is disclosed for signal processing tasks on P processors using a computer to schedule the... |
| 5740406 |
Method and apparatus for providing fifo buffer input to an input/output device used in a computer system |
| Apr-14-1998 |
An input circuit for an input/output device adapted for use in a computer system in which a command includes information indicating an application program which initiated the command, the input circuit... |
| 5727214 |
Object oriented event message dispatching subsystem and method utilizing a disposition matrix |
| Mar-10-1998 |
An event dispatching subsystem pre-processes event messages received by an event driven main system having a context consisting of a defined set of major and minor state variables each having a defined... |
| 5727209 |
Apparatus and method for achieving reduced overhead mutual-exclusion and maintaining coherency in a multiprocessor system utilizing execution history and thread monitoring |
| Mar-10-1998 |
A substantially zero overhead mutual-exclusion apparatus and method (90, 120) is provided that allows concurrent reading and updating data while maintaining data coherency. That is, a data reading process... |
| 5724586 |
Method for improving cache locality of a computer program |
| Mar-3-1998 |
A method for improving the cache locality of an application executing in a computer system by decomposing the application into one or more threads and subsequently scheduling the execution of the threads... |
| 5724585 |
Method for processing an application termination initiated from a pre-initialized computer language execution environment |
| Mar-3-1998 |
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for pre-initializing, maintaining, and terminating a persistent language execution environment. The pre-initialization function allows the specification... |
| 5721921 |
Barrier and eureka synchronization architecture for multiprocessors |
| Feb-24-1998 |
Method and apparatus for facilitating barrier and eureka synchronization in a massively parallel processing system. The present barrier/eureka mechanism provides a partitionable, low-latency, immediately... |
| 5721920 |
Method and system for providing a state oriented and event driven environment |
| Feb-24-1998 |
The present invention discloses a method and system for providing a Finite State Machine (FSM) which is implemented within a telecommunications application program with the ability to transition from one... |
| 5715457 |
Multiprocessor system for determining assignment of task in view of access time to storage resource |
| Feb-3-1998 |
A multiprocessor system having at least two processing elements, each of which includes a processor and a storage resource, connected via a network, each processor comprising: a task generation device... |
| 5706515 |
System and method for implementing an atomic wait for notification operation |
| Jan-6-1998 |
In a computer system having a data processing unit, memory, and a multitasking operating system that supports multiple threads of execution in a shared address space, a resource allocation subsystem includes... |
| 5701482 |
Modular array processor architecture having a plurality of interconnected load-balanced parallel processing nodes |
| Dec-23-1997 |
A modular array processor architecture (10) comprising a plurality of interconnected parallel processing node (11)s that each comprise a control processor (12), an arithmetic processor (13) having an input... |
| 5699533 |
Connection apparatus for magnetic disk device |
| Dec-16-1997 |
A connection apparatus for a magnetic disk device is connected between a plurality of host devices and a plurality of drive devices and includes a plurality of bus connection control units respectively... |
| 5696969 |
Procedure to detect and disperse convoys for queued gate servers |
| Dec-9-1997 |
Convoys resulting from competing requests for a popular service are detected and dispersed by a scheduling procedure. When a request first enters the procedure, a determination is made as to whether the... |
| 5694602 |
Weighted system and method for spatial allocation of a parallel load |
| Dec-2-1997 |
A method for allocating an arbitrary spatial load in two or three dimensions to an arbitrary number of parallel processing elements. The method produces as output spatial boundaries for each processor,... |
| 5694593 |
Distributed computer database system and method |
| Dec-2-1997 |
A distributed computer database system including a front end computer and a plurality of computer nodes interconnected by a network into a search engine. A query from a user is transmitted to the front... |
| 5689674 |
Method and apparatus for binding instructions to dispatch ports of a reservation station |
| Nov-18-1997 |
A method and apparatus for binding instructions to dispatch ports in a reservation station includes a counter mechanism and a port identifier. The counter mechanism maintains a count of instructions which... |
| 5684988 |
MIB database and generic popup window architecture |
| Nov-4-1997 |
An apparatus for acquiring a plurality of values from an agent on a network is provided. The apparatus may be accessed through a predefined interface by various network management station applications.... |
| 5675796 |
Concurrency management component for use by a computer program during the transfer of a message |
| Oct-7-1997 |
An improved mechanism for communicating between computer programs is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a computer system has a source computer program, a destination computer... |
| 5675739 |
Apparatus and method for managing a distributed data processing system workload according to a plurality of distinct processing goal types |
| Oct-7-1997 |
An apparatus for managing a workload distributed across data processing systems in accordance with a common performance standard, which includes a means for measuring the performance of the work units... |
| 5673423 |
Method and apparatus for aligning the operation of a plurality of processors |
| Sep-30-1997 |
A method and apparatus are disclosed for aligning a plurality of multi-processors. The apparatus preferably comprises an alignment unit associated with each processor and a logic network for combining... |
| 5668994 |
Conversation management routine for co-operative processing applications |
| Sep-16-1997 |
The system implementation of a computer system which implements multiple virtual machines, and forms one station in a network including at least one other station running a program for which the one station... |
| 5668948 |
Media streamer with control node enabling same isochronous streams to appear simultaneously at output ports or different streams to appear simultaneously at output ports |
| Sep-16-1997 |
A media streamer (10) includes at least one storage node (16, 17) for storing a digital representation of a video presentation. The Video presentation requires a time T to present in its entirety, and... |
