US PATENT SUBCLASS 710 / 44
.~.~.~ Prioritized polling

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710 /   HD   ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT

1  DF  INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING {16}
36  DF  .~ Input/Output access regulation {7}
40  DF  .~.~ Access prioritization {5}
44.~.~.~ Prioritized polling

DEFINITION

Classification: 710/44

Prioritized polling:

(under subclass 40) Subject matter further comprising means

or steps for interrogating the peripherals to determine readiness thereof to transfer data.

(1) Note. This subclass requires a determination of a rank of a polled device to carry out a transaction, as opposed to a strictly time-based polling. See the SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS notes below.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

46, for polling for access, without prioritized accessing.