A circular queue is created with N Fixed Timer Entries associated with a specific address pointer for each entry. An association is developed to relate each fixed entry pointer to its just previous pointer and to its just next occurring pointer. A selected transient New Timer Entry can be inserted between...http://www.google.com/patents/US6714959?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6714959 - System and method for optimizing insertions for timer queue operations