Method of scheduling and event processing in computer operating system

• US 20040187108A1
• Filed: 02/21/2003
• Published: 09/23/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mtrex Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mtrex Incorporated
• Inventors: Matthews, David J., Knowles, W. Jeffrey, Day, Russell Hales
• Application Number:
  US10/370,677
• Publication Number:
  US 20040187108A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4843 by program, e.g. task dispatcher, supervisor, operating system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5027 the resource being a machine, e.g. CPUs, Servers, Terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/546 Message passing systems or structures, e.g. queues
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

A transaction process system (10) provides for data transactions between parties. In a credit card transaction, the parties are the merchant (20), acquiring bank (24), card association (34), issuing bank (14), and cardholder (12). A transaction processing center (30) is positioned between the acquiring bank and the card association. The transaction processing center provides data processing channels for message-based processing (72) and filed-based processing (76). The file-based processing uses an incoming queue (80) and outgoing queue (84) to simplify the interface. The transaction processing center also provides for currency conversions and account reconciliation on a per transaction basis. The transaction processing center uses a scheduler (160) to efficiently manage the data processing resources.

Claims

1. A method of scheduling processes in a computer system, comprising:

providing a first process configured to operate on a first server, wherein the first process initiates a first query to a scheduler for an execution instruction and further initiates a second query to the scheduler prior to execution of the first process for confirmation of the execution instruction; and

executing the first process after receiving confirmation of the execution instruction from the scheduler.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first process polls the scheduler after the first query for an update to the execution instruction.

3. The method of claim 1 further including storing the execution instruction in a database for access by the scheduler.

4. The method of claim 1 further including:

providing a second process configured to operate on a second server, wherein the second process initiates a first query to the scheduler for an execution instruction and further initiates a second query to the scheduler prior to execution of the second process for confirmation of the execution instruction; and

executing the second process after receiving confirmation of the execution instruction from the scheduler.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the first server is configured to execute a first type of process.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the second server is configured to execute the first type of process.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the second server is configured to execute a second type of process.

8. The method of claim 1 further including recording information and events related to execution of the first process.

9. A processing system, comprising:

a scheduler;

a first server coupled to the scheduler, wherein the first server includes a first process which initiates a first query to the scheduler for an execution instruction and further initiates a second query to the scheduler prior to execution of the first process for confirmation of the execution instruction; and

means for executing a first process on the first server after receiving confirmation of the execution instruction from the scheduler.

10. The processing system of claim 9 wherein the first process polls the scheduler after the first query for an update to the execution instruction.

11. The processing system of claim 9 further including a database for storing the execution instruction for access by the scheduler.

12. The processing system of claim 9 further including:

a second server coupled to the scheduler, wherein the second server includes a second process which initiates a first query to the scheduler for an execution instruction and further initiates a second query to the scheduler prior to execution of the second process for confirmation of the execution instruction; and

means for executing the second process after receiving confirmation of the execution instruction from the scheduler.

13. The method of claim 9 further including recording information and events related to execution of the first process.

14. A method of operating a computer system, comprising:

configuring a first process to execute on a first server;

initiating a first query to a scheduler for an execution instruction for the first process;

initiating a second query to the scheduler prior to execution of the first process for confirmation of the execution instruction; and

executing the first process after receiving confirmation of the execution instruction from the scheduler.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the first process polls the scheduler after the first query for an update to the execution instruction.

16. The method of claim 15 further including storing the execution instruction in a database for access by the scheduler.

17. The method of claim 14 further including:

configuring a second process to execute on a second server;

initiating a first query to the scheduler for an execution instruction for the second process;

initiating a second query to the scheduler prior to execution of the second process for confirmation of the execution instruction; and

executing the second process after receiving confirmation of the execution instruction from the scheduler.

18. The method of claim 14 further including recording information and events related to execution of the first process.

19. A method of operating a computer system, comprising:

providing a scheduler;

storing an execution instruction in a database for access by the scheduler;

providing a first server to execute a first process;

initiating a first query to the scheduler for an execution instruction for the first process;

initiating a second query to the scheduler prior to execution of the first process for confirmation of the execution instruction; and

executing the first process after receiving confirmation of the execution instruction from the scheduler.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the first process polls the scheduler after the first query for an update to the execution instruction.

21. The method of claim 19 further including:

providing a second server to execute a second process;

initiating a first query to the scheduler for an execution instruction for the second process;

initiating a second query to the scheduler prior to execution of the second process for confirmation of the execution instruction; and

executing the second process after receiving confirmation of the execution instruction from the scheduler.

22. The method of claim 19 further including recording information and events related to execution of the first process.