Patent ID: 7085704
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A scheduling apparatus comprising: a. time indexed storage for retrievably storing a plurality of time sequenced task lists, each one of the plurality of task lists having at least one task list element; b. each task list element further comprises a specification of a head-of-line work unit of a list of time sequenced work units associated with a process, each work unit having a corresponding handling time, and a corresponding processing time duration; c. work unit storage for retrievably storing at least one work unit; and d. a scheduler initiating handling; each work unit specified in one of the plurality of task lists during a particular time interval corresponding to the work unit handling time, the work unit being processed for the corresponding processing time duration, the scheduler re-scheduling the handling of subsequent work units corresponding to the same process only after the expiration of the processing time duration of the currently handled work unit, wherein the handling of a plurality of work units corresponding to a process may include time gaps.