Summary: Intel gets patents on threading

TECHRIGHTS has covered some of Intel's criminal behaviour and also the lobbying for software patents.

Not so long ago Intel bought some more patents and this new article suggests that Intel is still very much into this mindset:

Intel has been awarded a patent that provides basic information about the company's thread scheduling approach in multi-processor computers. Filed on March 26, 2007 the USPTO confirmed the rights to it earlier this week.

Where is the physical invention? This is abstract. ⬆