Method and apparatus for distributing events in an operating system

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5566337
SERIAL NO

08242204

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

In a computer including an operating system, an event producer for generating an event and detecting that an event has occurred in the computer and an event consumer which need to be informed when events occur in the computer, a system for distributing events including a store for storing a specific set of events of which the at least one event consumer is to be informed, an event manager control unit for receiving the event from the event producer, comparing the received event to the stored set of events, and distributing an appropriate event to an appropriate event consumer, and a distributor for receiving the event from the control unit and directing the control unit to distribute an appropriate event to an appropriate event consumer.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
APPLE INCONE APPLE PARK WAY CUPERTINO CA 95014

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Keenan, William J Redwood City, CA 3 479
Saulpaugh, Thomas E San Jose, CA 73 6650
Szymanski, Steven J Cupertino, CA 13 889

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation