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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald Edward Carmon, Raleigh, NC (US);
Frank Edward Grieco, Apex, NC (US);
Llewellyn Bradley Marshall, IV, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/314 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/314 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method are implemented to track and manage system cycles stolen from a data processor by other processors in a multiprocessor data processor system. The apparatus and method maximize data throughput and minimize unused cycle resources within the multiprocessor data processing system.