Context controller having instruction-based time slice task...

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2006-01-10

2006-01-10

Donaghue, Larry D. (Department: 2154)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac

Task management or control

Process scheduling

C712S228000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06986141

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) a time slice instruction counter that counts a number of instructions executed with respect to a given background task and (2) a background task controller that cyclicly executes a context corresponding to another background task when the number of instructions executed equals a dynamically-programmable time slice value.

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