AN EFFICIENT TIMER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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    发明申请
    AN EFFICIENT TIMER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 审中-公开
    高效的定时器管理系统

    公开(公告)号:WO0227468A3

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-26

    申请号:PCT/GB0104322

    申请日:2001-09-27

    Applicant: IBM IBM UK

    CPC classification number: G06F1/14

    Abstract: A timer management system and method for managing timers in both a synchronous and asynchronous system. In one embodiment of the present invention, a timer management system comprises an application program interface (API) for providing a set of synchronous functions allowing an application to functionally operate on the timer. The timer management system further comprises a timer database for storing timer-related information. Furthermore, the timer management system comprises a timer services for detecting the expiring of the timer. A handle function of the timer services allows an asynchronous application, i.e., application in a multi-task system, to synchronously act on the timer. That is, when a timer in a asynchronous system times-out, the handle function allows the asynchronous application to act on the expired timer without incurring an illegal time-out message. In another embodiment of the present invention, a timer may be reinitialized from the same allocated block of memory used to create the timer. In another embodiment of the present invention, a time-out message may be sent using the same allocated block of memory used to create the timer.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于管理同步和异步系统中定时器的定时器管理系统和方法。 在本发明的一个实施例中,定时器管理系统包括用于提供一组同步功能的应用程序接口(API),允许应用在定时器上进行功能操作。 定时器管理系统还包括用于存储定时器相关信息的定时器数据库。 此外,定时器管理系统包括用于检测定时器到期的定时器服务。 定时器服务的句柄功能允许异步应用,即多任务系统中的应用程序同步地对定时器作用。 也就是说,当异步系统中的定时器超时时,句柄功能允许异步应用程序对过期的定时器进行操作,而不会引起非法超时消息。 在本发明的另一个实施例中,定时器可以从用于创建定时器的相同的分配的存储块重新初始化。 在本发明的另一个实施例中,可以使用用于创建定时器的相同的分配的存储块来发送超时消息。

    2.
    发明专利
    未知

    公开(公告)号:DE60109215D1

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-07

    申请号:DE60109215

    申请日:2001-09-27

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A timer management system and method for managing timers in both a synchronous and asynchronous system. In one embodiment of the present invention, a timer management system comprises an application program interface (API) for providing a set of synchronous functions allowing an application to functionally operate on the timer. The timer management system further comprises a timer database for storing timer-related information. Furthermore, the timer management system comprises a timer services for detecting the expiring of the timer. A handle function of the timer services allows an asynchronous application, i.e., application in a multi-task system, to synchronously act on the timer. That is, when a timer in a asynchronous system times-out, the handle function allows the asynchronous application to act on the expired timer without incurring an illegal time-out message. In another embodiment of the present invention, a timer may be reinitialized from the same allocated block of memory used to create the timer. In another embodiment of the present invention, a time-out message may be sent using the same allocated block of memory used to create the timer.

    3.
    发明专利
    未知

    公开(公告)号:DE60109215T2

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-12

    申请号:DE60109215

    申请日:2001-09-27

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A timer management system and method for managing timers in both a synchronous and asynchronous system. In one embodiment of the present invention, a timer management system comprises an application program interface (API) for providing a set of synchronous functions allowing an application to functionally operate on the timer. The timer management system further comprises a timer database for storing timer-related information. Furthermore, the timer management system comprises a timer services for detecting the expiring of the timer. A handle function of the timer services allows an asynchronous application, i.e., application in a multi-task system, to synchronously act on the timer. That is, when a timer in a asynchronous system times-out, the handle function allows the asynchronous application to act on the expired timer without incurring an illegal time-out message. In another embodiment of the present invention, a timer may be reinitialized from the same allocated block of memory used to create the timer. In another embodiment of the present invention, a time-out message may be sent using the same allocated block of memory used to create the timer.

    4.
    发明专利
    未知

    公开(公告)号:AT290236T

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-15

    申请号:AT01970009

    申请日:2001-09-27

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A timer management system and method for managing timers in both a synchronous and asynchronous system. In one embodiment of the present invention, a timer management system comprises an application program interface (API) for providing a set of synchronous functions allowing an application to functionally operate on the timer. The timer management system further comprises a timer database for storing timer-related information. Furthermore, the timer management system comprises a timer services for detecting the expiring of the timer. A handle function of the timer services allows an asynchronous application, i.e., application in a multi-task system, to synchronously act on the timer. That is, when a timer in a asynchronous system times-out, the handle function allows the asynchronous application to act on the expired timer without incurring an illegal time-out message. In another embodiment of the present invention, a timer may be reinitialized from the same allocated block of memory used to create the timer. In another embodiment of the present invention, a time-out message may be sent using the same allocated block of memory used to create the timer.

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