The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2010
Vaijayanthimala K. Anand, Austin, TX (US);
Ronen Grosman, Thornhill, CA (US);
Michael E. Lyons, Round Rock, TX (US);
Bret R. Olszewski, Austin, TX (US);
Vaijayanthimala K. Anand, Austin, TX (US);
Ronen Grosman, Thornhill, CA (US);
Michael E. Lyons, Round Rock, TX (US);
Bret R. Olszewski, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A software thread is dispatched for causing the system to poll a device for determining whether a condition has occurred. Subsequently, the software thread is undispatched and, in response thereto, an interrupt is enabled on the device, so that the device is enabled to generate the interrupt in response to an occurrence of the condition, and so that the system ceases polling the device for determining whether the condition has occurred. Eventually, the software thread is redispatched and, in response thereto, the interrupt is disabled on the device, so that the system resumes polling the device for determining whether the condition has occurred.