Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac – Task management or control – Process scheduling
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-14
2007-08-14
An, Meng-Al T. (Department: 2195)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac
Task management or control
Process scheduling
C719S316000, C709S226000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10097131
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides, in one aspect, an improved digital data processing system of the type having a plurality of execution resources, including a central processing unit (CPU) and one or more further execution resources (or “components”). The improvement is characterized by a process executing on the central processing unit that selects portions of an applications program and effects their execution on one or more of the further execution resources, while effecting execution of remaining portions of the application on the CPU. The further execution resources, according to related aspects of the invention, can include co-processors, accelerators, controllers or other devices, of the “plug-and-play” variety or otherwise. They may provide specialized functionality for any of fast Fourier transforms, image reconstruction and synthetic aperture radar algorithms, to name a few. Those resources may be disposed locally or remotely with respect to the CPU.
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Bardouleau Graham P.
Brauner Raul E.
Gallerie Ronald J.
Kulp James
Laundree John E.
An Meng-Al T.
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
Mollaaghababa Reza
Nutter & McClennen & Fish LLP
Powsner David J.
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