Systems and methods for ensuring atomicity of processes in a multitasking computing environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7096472
APP PUB NO 20020120809A1
SERIAL NO

09948417

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In the present invention, a computer in which a plurality of programs are executed under a management of an Operation System having a memory management mechanism includes a unit for ensuring atomicity of a first user process without requiring a dedicated CPU instruction. The unit for ensuring atomicity includes a unit for detecting an interrupt by a second user process, a unit for canceling the first user process by utilizing a memory protection function possessed by said Operating System, and a unit for executing an operation of the first user process again.

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  • DROPBOX, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Machida, Hiroyuki Kanagawa, JP 30 189
Shinohara, Takao Kanagawa, JP 13 99

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