| 5357475 |
Method for detaching sectors in a flash EEPROM memory array |
| Oct-18-1994 |
A process for releasing sectors of a flash EEPROM memory array which includes a plurality of individually erasable blocks and stores sectors of data in such blocks with a header providing a logical sector... |
| 5321834 |
Method and system for reclaiming unreferenced computer memory space |
| Jun-14-1994 |
A computer program is disclosed for reclaiming unreferenced computer memory space, also known as garbage collection. The program operates in a virtual memory environment wherein user memory space is divided... |
| 5293614 |
System and method for hard real-time garbage collection requiring a write barrier but no read barrier |
| Mar-8-1994 |
Generally, in one form of the invention, a computer system for executing application programs in hard real-time, comprises a central processing unit (CPU) for executing the application programs and system... |
| 5280612 |
Multiple version database concurrency control system |
| Jan-18-1994 |
An improved concurrency control system for application to a distributed concurrent transaction and query processing system using multi-version database records to overcome delays arising from lock conflicts.... |
| 5274804 |
Automatic storage-reclamation postmortem finalization process |
| Dec-28-1993 |
The primary purpose of an automatic storage-reclamation system for digital computers is to reclaim the memory occupied by memory objects that are no longer necessary for the correct operation of the computer... |
| 5261088 |
Managing locality in space reuse in a shadow written B-tree via interior node free space list |
| Nov-9-1993 |
A method for managing space re-use with respect to the indices (nodes) of shadow written tree organized dynamic random accessed files/records/pages located in the external store of a CPU. The method reserves... |
| 5241673 |
System for garbage collecting unused memory space represented by a digraph by assigning values of node identifiers to selected variables based upon predetermined conditions |
| Aug-31-1993 |
A method of distributing status information is described, regarding a digraph in a logically organized system of groups of entities related to each other and to be represented by digraphs, and a device... |
| 5237679 |
Method and system for automatic deletion of a folder having temporary document relationships within a data processing system |
| Aug-17-1993 |
A method is disclosed for automatically deleting a temporary document relationship within a data processing system. A relationship between one document and one or more documents is specified as a temporary... |
| 5144556 |
Method and system for retaining access to deleted documents in a data processing system |
| Sep-1-1992 |
A method is disclosed for retaining access to deleted documents in a data processing system. In a data processing system multiple documents may be stored and accessed by a plurality of users. Each user... |
| 5136706 |
Adaptive memory management system for collection of garbage in a digital computer |
| Aug-4-1992 |
A memory management system for a digital computer divides a virtual memory space into regions. Each region has attributes indicating generation, volatility, and activity. During garbage collection, memory... |
| 5129081 |
System for processing data using logic language |
| Jul-7-1992 |
A logical type language data processing method which includes making a plurality of different application programs each using a predicate type fact database and/or a predicate type rule database; inputting... |
| 5107419 |
Method of assigning retention and deletion criteria to electronic documents stored in an interactive information handling system |
| Apr-21-1992 |
A method for automatically completing the entry of the retention and deletion criteria employed by an interactive information handling system to manage the automatic retention and deletion of a relatively... |
| 5088036 |
Real time, concurrent garbage collection system and method |
| Feb-11-1992 |
A real-time, concurrent garbage collection system and method uses the virtual-memory page protection mechanisms of a standard computer system to collect used storage space in a heap. The heap is divided... |
| 5051891 |
Method to manage transfer of ownership of electronic documents stored in an interactive information handling system |
| Sep-24-1991 |
A method for use in an interactive information handling system which manages a relatively large plurality of electronic documents for a plurality of end users in which an end user who is not the owner... |
| 5025367 |
Storage allocation and garbage collection using liberate space tokens |
| Jun-18-1991 |
A parallel storage allocation method and device in which each space in a memory section that is available for use is associated with a respective allocator and stores an identifier for the respective allocator,... |
| 4989134 |
Method and apparatus for enhancing data storage efficiency |
| Jan-29-1991 |
The present invention improves the interaction of a virtual memory systems and a garbage collection system, thereby reducing garbage collection effort and improving virtual memory performance. The method... |
| 4989132 |
Object-oriented, logic, and database programming tool with garbage collection |
| Jan-29-1991 |
A programming tool is provided which integrates an object-oriented programming language system, a logic programming language system, and a database in such a manner that logic terms can be treated as objects... |
| 4961134 |
Method for minimizing locking and reading in a segmented storage space |
| Oct-2-1990 |
A page-accessing method in a segmented tablespace 10 which eliminates unnecessary reading and locking. The tablespace comprises data pages 18 grouped into identically-sized segments 16, each segment storing... |
| 4953080 |
Object management facility for maintaining data in a computer system |
| Aug-28-1990 |
A computer having a file management system is presented. The file management system includes a plurality of application programs, a plurality of data files, a plurality of class data structures and a plurality... |
| 4914586 |
Garbage collector for hypermedia systems |
| Apr-3-1990 |
A database of interests is maintained in a distributed computing system to register the individual interests of users in centrally stored non-textual media files, such as digital voice, music, scanned-in... |
| 4912629 |
Real-time garbage collection for list processing using restructured cells for increased reference counter size |
| Mar-27-1990 |
In a list processing system, small reference counters are maintained in conjunction with memory cells for the purpose of identifying memory cells that become available for re-use. The counters are updated... |
| 4887235 |
Symbolic language data processing system |
| Dec-12-1989 |
A symbolic language data processing system comprises a sequencer unit, a data path unit, a memory control unit, a front-end processor, an I/O and a main memory connected on a common Lbus to which other... |
| 4853842 |
Computer memory system having persistent objects |
| Aug-1-1989 |
A uniform memory system for use with symbolic computers has a very large virtual address space. No separate files, not directly addressable in the address space of the virtual memory, exist. A special... |
| 4827411 |
Method of maintaining a topology database |
| May-2-1989 |
Each network node in a communications network maintains its own copy of the network topology database defining network resources. Each resource record contains a "timer" field which is initially set to... |
| 4807120 |
Temporal garbage collector with indirection cells |
| Feb-21-1989 |
A garbage collection system for digital computers classifies memory objects into generations. Objects in older generations which need to reference younger generations must do so indirectly through indirection... |
| 4800520 |
Portable electronic device with garbage collection function |
| Jan-24-1989 |
A portable electronic device of this invention has a control CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a data memory. The data memory is divided into a plurality of areas, and each area consists of a data area... |
| 4797810 |
Incremental, multi-area, generational, copying garbage collector for use in a virtual address space |
| Jan-10-1989 |
An incremental garbage collector for use in conjunction with a virtual memory, operates on selected generations of an area upon objects which are contained in a semispace, oldspace or newspace, and during... |
| 4775932 |
Computer memory system with parallel garbage collection independent from an associated user processor |
| Oct-4-1988 |
A memory system for association with a user processor for operation independently from the user processor includes a physical memory and an interface unit for enabling the associated user processor to... |
| 4755939 |
Garbage collection in a computer system |
| Jul-5-1988 |
A computer system is described, having memory cells organized in a directed graph structure by means of pointers. Each cell has a reference count, and each pointer has a weight value. If a new pointer... |
| 4714992 |
Communication for version management in a distributed information service |
| Dec-22-1987 |
In a distributed processing system network in which at least one node operates as a source location having access to data objects of a database, and at least one other node operates as a replica location... |
| 4695949 |
Method for efficient support for reference counting |
| Sep-22-1987 |
A method and apparatus for managing a block oriented memory of the type in which each memory block has an associated reference count representing the number of pointers to it from other memory blocks and... |
| 4445195 |
Recording system of variable length picture information |
| Apr-24-1984 |
A recording system is provided for a picture information file device having a keyboard, a 2-dimension scanning device, a magnetic tape device, a display device, and a microprocessor. When registering new... |
| 4121286 |
Data processing memory space allocation and deallocation arrangements |
| Oct-17-1978 |
When a storage block is returned to the store allocator the master capability table (MCT) entry defining the block must also be deallocated. However, an arbitrary number of capability pointers to that... |
