Patent ID: 7240345
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A data processing method performed by a semiconductor circuit in accordance with a plurality of processing requests, said data processing method comprising: receiving said processing requests from an integrated circuit having a storage unit storing data to be used for processing for a procedure performed with said semiconductor circuit or a communication apparatus inputting and outputting data with said integrated circuit; polling with said integrated circuit to determine the number of job management data; generating job management data including job execution order data showing an order of execution of a plurality of jobs forming processing in accordance with a processing request and status data showing the state of progress of execution of said plurality of jobs for each of said plurality of processing requests, selecting one job management data from said generated plurality of job management data, selecting a job to be executed next based on said status data and said processing order data of said selected job management data, said status data differentiating between a state before issuance of an instruction relating to execution of said job to said integrated circuit and a state after issuance; executing said selected job, updating said status data of said selected job management data in accordance with the execution of that job.