Hardware assisted firmware task scheduling and management

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2005-06-28

2005-06-28

Ray, Gopal C. (Department: 2111)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Access arbitrating

C718S100000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06912610

ABSTRACT:
A data processing module having a central processing unit and a task management control method and apparatus is disclosed which may comprise: a plurality of task identifiers adapted to identify a task requesting service by the central processing unit; an arbitration system external to the central processing unit adapted to select a task identifier from one of the plurality of task identifiers and to provide to the central processing unit the location of data or at least one instruction, which location is determined by the identity of the task identifier and to provide to the central processing unit the location of at least one instruction to initiate processing of the task, comprising: arbitration value determination logic adapted to determine at least one arbitration value of each task identifier requesting service; arbitration logic adapted to select a task identifier requesting service based upon the at least one arbitration value for each task identifier requesting service.

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