Inter operating system memory services over communication network connections
US11438414B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/657
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatuses to provide memory as a service are described. For example, a borrower device is configured to: communicate with a lender device; borrow an amount of memory from the lender device; expand memory capacity of the borrower device for applications running on the borrower device, using at least the local memory of the borrower device and the amount of memory borrowed from the lender device; and service accesses by the applications to memory via communication link between the borrower device and the lender device.
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