Patent ID: 6981258
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A process scheduling computer system comprising: a plurality of independent process schedulers respectively associated with a separate plurality of user process groups each having at least one user process and selectively activated so as to search the associated user process groups for an executable process, an administrator for managing said plurality of independent process schedulers, said administrator including an administrative table, a process managing section respectively associated with said plurality of independent process schedulers for managing said plurality of user process groups, a selector cooperating with said administrator for selectively activating said plurality of independent process schedulers and informing said administrator of said executable user process; a process changer associated with said selector for changing a presently processed user process to said executable user process; wherein said administrator stores in said administrative table data information respectively unique to said plurality of independent process schedulers; wherein said data information representative of starting addresses of programs for implementing said plurality of independent process schedulers, respectively; and wherein said selector sequentially increments an index of said administrative table associated with said starting addresses to select said one of said plurality of independent process schedulers and one of said executable user process.