| 6502193 |
Software access |
| Dec-31-2002 |
A networked computer system is disclosed comprising database (or other) 5 applications accessible over a network to users via terminals in which at least some users have restricted access (restricted access... |
| 6502162 |
Configuring vectors of logical storage units for data storage partitioning and sharing |
| Dec-31-2002 |
In a data storage subsystem providing data storage to host processors, a process of configuration defines a subset of the data storage that each host may access. A vector specification is a convenient... |
| 6502121 |
System and method for processing a recurrent operation |
| Dec-31-2002 |
The processing system includes a storage device for maintaining entity information including period information indicative of information processing periods for the entity. A scheduling application defines... |
| 6502103 |
Providing composed containers and data objects to support multiple resources |
| Dec-31-2002 |
A composed business object of a server instance is provided. The server instance is coupled to a plurality of resource managers using a container of the server instance. A data object corresponding to... |
| 6499059 |
Method of controlling a network element using a service profile and apparatus of the same |
| Dec-24-2002 |
A network element (NE) for a communications network, particularly for a synchronous digital communications system, is disclosed. It comprises a controller (CT) which contains a processor (CPU) for executing... |
| 6499047 |
Computer and recording medium including a thread management program for limiting threads |
| Dec-24-2002 |
A computer-readable recording medium is disclosed which comprises a class including, as application program interfaces, a procedure for starting a thread management program which receives a request message... |
| 6496848 |
Control method for control software execution system |
| Dec-17-2002 |
To insure that a task is started once and runs for a prespecified time previously allocated for the task, the real time operating system according to the present invention computes lapse of time from a... |
| 6490628 |
Modem using a digital signal processor and a signal based command set |
| Dec-3-2002 |
Modems are implemented using a language made of instructions or commands which are based on the types of signals needed to be generated or processed by the modem. That is, the commands are individually... |
| 6490611 |
User level scheduling of inter-communicating real-time tasks |
| Dec-3-2002 |
In a multi-tasking system a writer task generates real-time and non real-time messages having multiple priority levels in an ascending order arranged in a plurality of priority bands. The real-time messages... |
| 6490609 |
Method, apparatus and computer program product for invoking a thread-unaware routine that uses an operation-dependent temporary data structure |
| Dec-3-2002 |
Apparatus, methods and computer program products are disclosed that allows a thread-unaware routine that accesses an operation-dependent temporary data structure to be shared by multiple threads in a multi-threaded... |
| 6489974 |
Buoy icon notification of object interface accessibility in multitasking computer environment |
| Dec-3-2002 |
Notification of an executing object becoming idle is provided in a multitasking environment. As the object executes, a user can interface with a second object. When the executing object becomes accessible,... |
| 6487642 |
Command manager |
| Nov-26-2002 |
This command manager is an Application Programming Interface (API) which provides a method for receiving and buffering commands from the host so that the host need not wait for the command to be executed,... |
| 6480915 |
Bus protocol and token manager for SMP execution of global operations utilizing a single token with implied release |
| Nov-12-2002 |
Serialization of global operations within a multiprocessor system is achieved utilizing a single token, requiring a bus master to acquire the token for completion of each individual global operation initiated... |
| 6480878 |
Machine control using response time specifications from sequential and state machine modes |
| Nov-12-2002 |
A method of use of real time machine control software integrating both event based mode and task based components. In particular, a collection of constructs have been created that allow machine control... |
| 6480877 |
Orphan computer process identification |
| Nov-12-2002 |
Minimization of waste of information processing resources by orphan computer processes in an information processing system is provided by: assembling information regarding active computer processes on... |
| 6480876 |
System for integrating task and data parallelism in dynamic applications |
| Nov-12-2002 |
A system for integrating task and data parallelism in a dynamic application that includes at least one task for processing an input data stream to produce an output data stream replaces the at least one... |
| 6477586 |
Remote procedure calls in distributed systems |
| Nov-5-2002 |
A multi-threaded, multi process distributed system including remote call procedure (RPC) messages. The threads in the distributed system are each associated with a queue. The RPC messages each include... |
| 6477558 |
System for performing load management |
| Nov-5-2002 |
A computer-implemented method manages the execution of one or more processes within a processing period, each process having a completion priority. The method includes determining an interval based on... |
| 6473902 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting programs |
| Oct-29-2002 |
A method of image data transmission in which when the transmission of programs is changed and a desired program has to be copied from the main server to the cache server, the copying is carried out in... |
| 6473820 |
Method and apparatus for user level monitor implementation |
| Oct-29-2002 |
Methods and apparatus for implementing an atomic monitor wait operation are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a computer-implemented method for implementing an atomic monitor... |
| 6473795 |
In-band/out-of-band alert delivery system |
| Oct-29-2002 |
An in-band/out-of-band alert delivery system for a computer system manager includes an alert log which maintains a record of alerts to be delivered and the status of those alerts, an alert manager for... |
| 6473791 |
Object load balancing |
| Oct-29-2002 |
Intelligent Trust Management provides a centralized security facility that gives system components a flexible mechanism for implementing security policies. System components such as applications create... |
| 6470406 |
Managing isochronous processes in a heterogenous work environment |
| Oct-22-2002 |
In a heterogeneuos work environment a method and apparatus for managing isochronous streaming servers is disclosed. This includes a mechanism for allocating processor resource to streaming servers at admission... |
| 6460101 |
Token manager for execution of global operations utilizing multiple tokens |
| Oct-1-2002 |
Serialization of global operations within a multi-processor system is achieved utilizing a plurality of tokens each permitting completion of a single global operation, requiring a bus master to acquire... |
| 6460100 |
Bus snooper for SMP execution of global operations utilizing a single token with implied release |
| Oct-1-2002 |
Only a single snooper queue for global operations within a multiprocessor system is implemented within each bus snooper, controlled by a single token allowing completion of one operation. A bus snooper,... |
| 6459706 |
Message-passing communication system generating task for monitoring a specific communication path |
| Oct-1-2002 |
A message-passing communication system including plural communication paths that can be simultaneously used for inter-process communication by which data is received without predetermining the address... |
| 6457064 |
Method and apparatus for detecting input directed to a thread in a multi-threaded process |
| Sep-24-2002 |
A method and apparatus are disclosed for handling an input event directed to a thread within a process operating in a multi-threaded system. A process is alerted that an input event effecting one of its... |
| 6457049 |
Enterprise wide software management system for integrating a plurality of heterogenous software systems to support clients and subclients communication by using a midware interface |
| Sep-24-2002 |
In an enterprise network system a plurality of software systems are integrated using an enterprise wide software management system and communicate with a plurality of clients. At least one of the clients... |
| 6457037 |
Method and system for controlling the CPU consumption of soft modems |
| Sep-24-2002 |
A manager for a personal computer for managing the operation of modem tasks while the personal computer also performs other tasks includes at least one driver and a task service manager. The driver activates... |
| 6457008 |
Pluggable resource scheduling policies |
| Sep-24-2002 |
One embodiment of the present invention provides a resource scheduler for allocating a computer system resource, such as execution time within a processor, to database management system (DBMS) processes.... |
| 6456891 |
System and method for transparent handling of extended register states |
| Sep-24-2002 |
A system and method for transparent handling of extended register states. A set of additional registers, or an extended register file, is added to the base architecture of a microprocessor. The extended... |
| 6449614 |
Interface system and method for asynchronously updating a share resource with locking facility |
| Sep-10-2002 |
Tasks make updates requested by calling tasks to a shared resource serially in a first come first served manner, atomically, but not necessarily synchronously, such that a current task holding an exclusive... |
| 6442629 |
Bus protocol and token manager for execution of global operations utilizing a single token with multiple operations with explicit release |
| Aug-27-2002 |
Serialization of global operations within a multiprocessor system is achieved utilizing a single token, requiring a bus master to acquire the token for completion of one or more global operations to be... |
| 6442572 |
Method of and computer system for performing a transaction on a database |
| Aug-27-2002 |
A method of performing a transaction on a database. A number of transactions are available to be performed on said database. At least one of said transactions may only be performed if corresponding requirements... |
| 6442436 |
Multi-tasking system, recording medium in which program thereof is recorded, and processing device |
| Aug-27-2002 |
A multi-tasking system in which tasks are grouped and the action of the safety function is different for each group so that the control of a machine can safely and easily be performed with one control... |
| 6438573 |
Real-time programming method |
| Aug-20-2002 |
The invention is a real-time programming method (RTPM) for use in writing application programs to be executed by virtual machines and a method practiced by a real-time virtual machine (RTVM) while executing... |
| 6438574 |
Multifunctional apparatus and data processing method |
| Aug-20-2002 |
In a multifunctional apparatus used by a plurality of users, image data entered in a variety of formats from various information sources such as a scanner, computer, facsimile machine and electronic mail... |
| 6434589 |
Telecommunications job scheduling |
| Aug-13-2002 |
A computer-based method of scheduling jobs for processing by resources. The method proceeds by identifying resources capable of processing a first job and selecting a second job for rescheduling from jobs... |
| 6430590 |
Method and apparatus for processing executable program modules having multiple dependencies |
| Aug-6-2002 |
A computer readable storage medium for executing a simulation process representing a collection of semiconductor devices and tests for the devices. The simulation process constitutes a batch job of a plurality... |
| 6427148 |
Method and apparatus for parallel sorting using parallel selection/partitioning |
| Jul-30-2002 |
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method and apparatus for sorting very large data sets using a parallel merge sort. Given sorted work files S.sub.1, . . . , S.sub.p, produced by P processes,... |
| 6421775 |
Interconnected processing nodes configurable as at least one non-uniform memory access (NUMA) data processing system |
| Jul-16-2002 |
A data processing system includes a plurality of processing nodes that each contain at least one processor and data storage. The plurality of processing nodes are coupled together by a system interconnect.... |
| 6421700 |
Method and system for work process support using independent system and user states |
| Jul-16-2002 |
A method supporting work processes involving activities such as generation, alteration and authentication of documents. For each activity, the relationship between that activity and each other activity... |
| 6421701 |
Method and system for replication support in a remote method invocation system |
| Jul-16-2002 |
A method and system are disclosed for enforcing consistency among replicas of a server through the reliable and ordered delivery of client requests via an ordering multicast protocol in association with... |
| 6421667 |
Delta model processing logic representation and execution system |
| Jul-16-2002 |
The invention presents novel method, apparatus, and data structures for storing, maintaining, and executing processing logic on a computer system. Processing logic is encoded into its distinct, constituent... |
| 6415332 |
Method for handling of asynchronous message packet in a multi-node threaded computing environment |
| Jul-2-2002 |
Message-passing capability is provided in a computer system with a plurality of asynchronous computing nodes interconnected for transmission of messages between threaded user tasks executing in ones of... |
| 6412018 |
System for handling asynchronous message packet in a multi-node threaded computing environment |
| Jun-25-2002 |
Message-passing capability is provided in a computer system with a plurality of asynchronous computing nodes interconnected for transmission of messages between threaded user tasks executing in ones of... |
| 6411309 |
Kerberos interface enabling menu-assisted resource control program to recognize kerberos commands |
| Jun-25-2002 |
A system and method is provided whereby a Client-User may communicate with a specialized client server and a Kerberos server. The client-server provides a specialized Menu-Assisted Resource Control Program... |
| 6408344 |
Method and apparatus for file transfer and computer readable recording medium recording a file transfer program |
| Jun-18-2002 |
A computer has one or more different device drivers, and one or more different devices are connected through respective device drivers. The devices to be connected include a storage device or an information... |
| 6408323 |
Job execution managing apparatus and computer-readable recording medium with program recorded therein for making a computer function as a job execution managing apparatus |
| Jun-18-2002 |
The job execution managing apparatus according to the present invention comprises an information storing section for storing therein job information comprising a character string defining a user's action... |
| 6408277 |
System and method for automatic task prioritization |
| Jun-18-2002 |
A system and method for automatic task prioritization comprises one or more task queues, a monitoring module, and a decision engine. The decision engine receives tasks and assigns a priority code to each... |
