A background event buffer manager (BEBM) for ordering and accounting for events in a data processing system having a processor includes a port for receiving event identifications (IDs) from a device, a queuing function enabled for queuing event IDs received, and a notification function for notifying...http://www.google.de/patents/US7032226?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7032226 - Methods and apparatus for managing a buffer of events in the background
