@Patent {78.pat20080134187PATENT, title = {Hardware scheduled SMP architectures}, number = {US 11/947,278}, year = {2008}, month = {06/2008}, type = {Application}, chapter = {US 20080134187 A1}, abstract = {A symmetric multiprocessor system employing a hardware constituted real-time operating system.}, issn = {US 20080134187 A1}, author = {Lajolo, Marcello and Nacul, Andre Costi and Regazzoni, Francesco} }