Patents by Inventor Edward B. Austin

Edward B. Austin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for compiling a master task definition data set for defining the logical data flow of a distributed processing network
    Patent number: 4885684
    Abstract: A compiler method is disclosed which defines a data flow for a specific complex function to be executed on a plurality of data processing elements in a distributed processing system, by means of defining a plurality of control blocks which are associated with each task. The control blocks are in relocatable code so that they may be associated with any one of several similar types of data processing elements within the distributed processing network. The control blocks include local operating system control blocks, token control, post and wait control blocks, and processing element task execution control blocks. The use of the distributed processing system compiler method enables the quick and easy implementation of complex functions having interdependent processing tasks in a distributed processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward B. Austin, Jeffrey E. Robertson