| 摘要 |
An operating system for processing multiple tasks, the operating system comprising means for generating the multiple tasks including data indicating a time at which or by which (and/or a frequency at which and/or one or more events in response to which) the task should be processed, means for associating time stamp data with the tasks, said time stamp data being indicative of the date and/or time at which the respective tasks were generated, and means for receiving said tasks for processing at a particular time, determining from the associated time stamp for each task the date and/or time at which said task was generated, determining whether or not the processing of said task at said particular time is consistent with one or more predetermined operating system policies, and causing said task to be processed at said particular time only if such processing is determined to be consistent with said operating system policies. The addition of timestamp data to the tasks allows the system to check that the time at which the task was created and then given to a scheduling system for processing corresponds with that expected of such a task (according to company policy and the nature of the task to be processed). |
