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Concurrency management component for use by a computer program during the transfer of a message

  • US 5,675,796 A
  • Filed: 08/16/1996
  • Issued: 10/07/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a computer system having a source application program that receives events, a destination application program, and a communication mechanism for sending a message between the source application program and the destination application program, a method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a concurrency management mechanism to the source application program that processes events, wherein the source application program provides instructions to the concurrency management mechanism that indicate how to process the events;

    sending a message from the source application program to the destination application program using the communication mechanism, wherein the concurrency management mechanism is invoked, the message requesting a reply from the destination application program to the source application program;

    while the source application program is waiting for the reply to the message, receiving events by the source application program and processing the received events by the concurrency management mechanism in accordance with the instructions provided by the source application program to ensure that the source application program and the destination application program concurrently operate in a desirable manner; and

    receiving the reply to the message from the destination application program after processing the received events.

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