109 results about "Control break" patented technology

A spinal implant is described in this disclosure. The implant includes first and second pieces separated by a controlled break location. Spinal implant kits having multiple spinal implant pieces derived from a common source also are disclosed.

A method and system for efficiently directing interrupts is disclosed. In a computer system having multiple processors, a computer implemented method, upon detecting an interrupt directed to one of the processors, determines a policy for efficiently handling the interrupt. Upon invoking the policy, the interrupt is redirected according thereto to a second processor for handling. The policies include an I / O affinity policy, a local memory policy, and a reduced I / O intension policy. In a multiple processor environment, a computer based system efficiently handles an interrupt directed to one of the processors. The system includes an interrupt dispatching module for redirecting the interrupt from that processor to another processor, where the interrupt is handled. The system also includes an interrupt redirection policy module associated with the interrupt dispatching module. The policy module provides a policy for controlling interrupt redirection, which promotes efficient operation.

In a computer system, a method of controlling coalescence of interrupts includes dynamically basing a current level of interrupt coalescing upon a determination of outstanding input / output (I / O) commands for which corresponding I / O completions have not been received. Deliveries of interrupts are executed on the basis of the current level and in an absence of enabling timing-triggered delivery of an interrupt.

A jet break-off length control apparatus for a continuous liquid drop emission system is provided. The jet break-off length control apparatus comprises a liquid drop emitter containing a positively pressurized liquid in flow communication with at least one nozzle for emitting a continuous stream of liquid. Resistive heater apparatus is adapted to transfer pulses of thermal energy to the liquid in flow communication with the at least one nozzle sufficient to cause the break-off of the at least one continuous stream of liquid into a stream of drops of predetermined volumes. A sensing apparatus adapted to detect the stream of drops of predetermined volumes is provided. The jet break-off length control apparatus further comprises a control apparatus adapted to calculate a characteristic of the stream of drops of predetermined volumes and adapted to provide a break-off length calibration signal to the resistive heater apparatus wherein the break-off length calibration signal is determined at least by the characteristic of the stream of drops of predetermined volumes. Further apparatus is adapted to inductively charge at least one drop and to cause electric field deflection of charged drops. The present inventions are additionally configured to control break-off lengths for a plurality of streams of drops of predetermined volumes by determining a break-off length calibration signal that contains information specific to the plurality of streams of drops of predetermined volumes. Jet stimulation apparatus comprised of a plurality of thermomechanical or electromechanical transducer devices that transfer mechanical energy to the fluid are claimed. Methods of controlling the jet break-off length are also disclosed.

A method provides adaptive interrupt latency to improve performance in a processing system. A ration of transmit queue depth to receive queue depth of the adapter is compared to its historical value in order to provide an estimate of processor load. The estimated processor load is then used to set a parameter that controls the frequency of an interrupt generator, which may be controlled by setting an interrupt queue depth threshold, packet frequency threshold or interrupt hold-off time value. The historical value may be predetermined, user-settable, obtained during a calibration interval or obtained by taking a long-term average of the ratio.

An interrupt control circuit includes: a section that generates an interrupt signal for requesting an interrupt in response to occurrence of a plurality of interrupt causes; a section that generates an interrupt vector signal for indicating a storing destination of an interrupt processing program corresponding any of the plurality of interrupt causes; a section that outputs the interrupt signal and the interrupt vector signal to an interrupt process executing circuit; and a section that controls the interrupt signal and an output value of the interrupt vector signal in sync with an interrupt acceptance signal input from the interrupt process executing circuit, the interrupt acceptance signal representing a condition in which an interrupt process is acceptable.

An interrupt handling technique is provided that may allow for sharing level sensitive interrupts in systems where interrupts are message based, i.e., edge triggered. An interrupt input unit is provided for receiving level sensitive interrupt requests and generating request occurrence signals therefrom. An edge detection unit generates start signals for edge triggered interrupt messages on the basis of the request occurrence signals. An interrupt termination detection unit receives termination signals each indicating that an interrupt routine relating to a previous edge triggered interrupt message has terminated. The interrupt input unit is controlled to output a request occurrence signal in response to a received termination signal if a previously received level sensitive interrupt request is still active. That is, a second edge triggered interrupt message may be generated.