Timeout object for object-oriented, real-time process control system and method of operation thereof
First Claim
1. A computer system that time-limits a request for information from a client to a resource and that has a timeout object that comprises:
- a client interface that receives, from said client, said request and a time-based parameter; and
a resource interface that forwards said request to said resource and waits for said information an amount of time that is a function of said time-based parameter, said client interface;
returning said information to said client if said timeout object receives said information within said amount of time, and returning a timeout indicator to said client if said timeout object fails to receive said information within said amount of time.
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Abstract
For use in time-limiting a request for information from a client to a resource, a timeout object, a method of operating the same and a real-time process control system employing the timeout object or the method. In one embodiment, the timeout object includes: (1) a client interface that receives, from the client, the request and a time-based parameter and (2) a resource interface that forwards the request to the resource and waits for the information an amount of time that is a function of the time-based parameter, the client interface: (2a) returning the information to the client if the timeout object receives the information within the amount of time and (2b) returning a timeout indicator to the client if the timeout object fails to receive the information within the amount of time.
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14 Claims
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1. A computer system that time-limits a request for information from a client to a resource and that has a timeout object that comprises:
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a client interface that receives, from said client, said request and a time-based parameter; and
a resource interface that forwards said request to said resource and waits for said information an amount of time that is a function of said time-based parameter, said client interface;
returning said information to said client if said timeout object receives said information within said amount of time, and returning a timeout indicator to said client if said timeout object fails to receive said information within said amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer implemented method of time-limiting a request for information from a client to a resource, comprising:
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receiving, from said client, said request and a time-based parameter;
forwarding said request to said resource;
waiting for said information an amount of time that is a function of said time-based parameter;
returning said information to said client if said timeout object receives said information within said amount of time; and
returning a timeout indicator to said client if said timeout object fails to receive said information within said amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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