Appeal No. 2000-1238
Application 08/566,638
number 1-5, with index number 0 being specifically reserved for
the semaphore manager. In sections 3 and 4, the semaphore
utilized by the semaphore manager is set to 0 and the remaining
three available semaphores are numbered 1 to 3, with semaphore 1
being assigned to MyClass 3, semaphore 2 being assigned to
MyClasses 1, 2, and 5, and semaphore 3 being assigned to
MyClass 4.
The claims
Claim 1 is representative:
1. A semaphore manager data structure for
managing semaphores in a multi-tasking computer system
having a storage means, said data structure comprising:
a plurality of indices residing in said storage
means, wherein each of said plurality of indices
defines a corresponding class;
a plurality of semaphore numbers residing in said
storage means, wherein each of said plurality of
semaphore numbers defines a corresponding semaphore;
and
a mapping table residing in said storage means,
wherein said mapping table defines an assignment of
each of said semaphores to each of said classes by
utilizing said plurality of indices and said plurality
of semaphore numbers, wherein a class can be assigned
to only one semaphore and said semaphore may be
concurrently assigned to more than one class.
The examiner's rejection
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