Patent ID: 6385676
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system having a processor that communicates with at least one other element of the computer system with at least one first information instance of a first information type and at least one second information instance of a second information type, wherein the system has at least one rule for prioritizing transmission of the first information type and the second information type, the system comprising:an ordering queue that maintains a sequential order of entry into the ordering queue of the first information instance and the second information instance, wherein the ordering queue has a predetermined number of slots, with each slot having a predetermined size; wherein the predetermined number is associated with a number of instances of the first information type that the computer system is capable of managing in a time period, and the predetermined size is associated with a number of instances of the second information type that the computer system is capable of managing in a time period.