Method and system for distribution of maintenance tasks in a...

Details Method and system for distribution of maintenance tasks in a... Method and system for distribution of maintenance tasks in a...

2011-06-14

2011-06-14

Joo, Joshua (Department: 2445)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

Cooperative computer processing

C709S201000, C709S204000, C712S034000, C712S200000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07962553

ABSTRACT:
A method for distributing low-priority maintenance tasks in a computer system employing a plurality of central processing units. In an illustrative embodiment, an activity flag is assigned to each of the plurality of central processing units. After a network packet is received, it is processed in one of the plurality of central processing units and the maintenance tasks are assigned to a central processing unit based on the status of its activity flag.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5867704 (1999-02-01), Tanaka et al.
patent: 7669036 (2010-02-01), Brown et al.
patent: 7743376 (2010-06-01), Selvaggi et al.
patent: 7805550 (2010-09-01), Kimelman et al.
patent: 2002/0023117 (2002-02-01), Bernardin et al.
patent: 2002/0188713 (2002-12-01), Bloch et al.
patent: 2003/0097508 (2003-05-01), Aneshansley
patent: 2003/0120702 (2003-06-01), Jahnke
patent: 2003/0204547 (2003-10-01), Davis et al.
patent: 2003/0208467 (2003-11-01), Kahn et al.
patent: 2003/0233392 (2003-12-01), Forin et al.
patent: 2004/0019891 (2004-01-01), Koenen
patent: 2006/0274662 (2006-12-01), Tannenbaum
patent: 2007/0011300 (2007-01-01), Hollebeek et al.
patent: 2007/0168525 (2007-07-01), DeLeon et al.
patent: 2007/0192568 (2007-08-01), Fish, III

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Method and system for distribution of maintenance tasks in a... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Method and system for distribution of maintenance tasks in a..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and system for distribution of maintenance tasks in a... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2620353