CONTROL OF PERIPHERALS IN A MULTITASKING SYSTEM

In a multitasking data processing system for executing a plurality of independent processes and including at least one peripheral device, a peripheral controller is provided that includes the capability for providing a first set of data structures where these data structures are independent upon the...

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Main Authors FLURRY, GREGORY ALAN, HENSON, LARRY WILLIAM
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.01.1993
Edition5
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:In a multitasking data processing system for executing a plurality of independent processes and including at least one peripheral device, a peripheral controller is provided that includes the capability for providing a first set of data structures where these data structures are independent upon the peripheral device, a second data structure where the second data structures are dependent upon each of the processes in the data processing system, and the capability for providing a process access to the peripheral device by combining the accesses to the first data structure and the second data structures, as appropriate.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19910301154