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2008-05-27

2008-05-27

Thomson, William (Department: 2194)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra

Interprogram communication using message

Message using queue

C719S318000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07380248

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for alerting one or more computer software application threads waiting to retrieve events from an event port. An alert event generated by a computer software application is received at the event port. A state of the event port is changed to an alert state, if the event port is not already in an alert state, in response to receiving the alert event. One or more of the computer software application threads is notified about the alert state of the event port.

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