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Controlling the flow of electronic information through computer hardware

  • US 5,987,528 A
  • Filed: 09/09/1994
  • Issued: 11/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of controlling flow, through a computer hardware resource, of information to and from computer applications, the method comprisingwhen a flow of information is initiated from one of the applications,determining if the resource is being accessed by another one of the applications and, if so, delaying the flow of information from the first application, andwhen the resource is not being accessed by another application, enabling the flow of information from the first application,when a flow of information is initiated toward the applications,determining to which one of the applications the information is flowing, anddirecting the flow of information to that one of the applications.

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