In a computer system having a digital signal processor for processing a number of tasks within a frame, a method for handling a frame overrun wherein the tasks cannot be processed within the frame. First, the frame overrun is detected. Next, each of the tasks are compared with a processing time which...http://www.google.de/patents/US5388261?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5388261 - Apparatus and method for handling frame overruns in a digital signal processing system