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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1997
Stephen T Chou, Beaverton, OR (US);
Russell J Fenger, Aloha, OR (US);
Mohan J Kumar, Beaverton, OR (US);
Victor B Lortz, Beaverton, OR (US);
Mil Travnicek, Portland, OR (US);
Chih-Kan Wang, Portland, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for task scheduling across multiple execution sessions allows each scheduled task to be scheduled to occur at a specific time(s), to occur periodically, or to occur in response to certain system events. A task can be scheduled which requires execution of an application even if the application is not running at the scheduled time or event, and even if the system is in a low-power standby mode at the scheduled time or event. In one embodiment, the present invention keeps track of specific time events by setting a timer(s) which indicates the time which should elapse until a scheduled event is to occur. When a timer expires, the system determines which task is scheduled to occur at the time the timer expires and executes that task. In one embodiment, the present invention checks a scheduling database to determine which task is scheduled to occur when a timer expires.