Context controller having context-specific event selection...

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1998-12-17

2008-10-28

Donaghue, Larry D (Department: 2154)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac

Task management or control

Process scheduling

C712S228000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07444641

ABSTRACT:
A context controller for managing multitasking in a processor and a method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the context controller includes: (1) an event recorder that records occurrences of predetermined events and (2) an event acknowledger, associated with the event recorder, that acknowledges ones of the events based on an identity of a currently-active context.

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