Patent ID: 7194518
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A tangible computer readable medium having stored thereon an arbitration object data structure accessible by a computer, the arbitration object data structure comprising: an identifier field containing an identifier for an arbitration object, wherein arbitrations on an entity associated with the identifier are managed by the arbitration object identified by the identifier field; an arbitration state field containing data representing a state for the arbitration object identified by the identifier field; a currently executing proposal state field containing data representing a state for a currently executing proposal managed by the arbitration object identified by the identifier field; a reference count field containing data representing a count of references to the arbitration object identified by the identifier field; and an arbitration cycle management data structure containing data representing a state of an arbitration managed by the arbitration object identified by the identifier field, wherein the arbitration cycle management data structure comprises: