Technique for executing translated software
US5724590A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/206
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Application programs compiled for a first, "source", computer are translated, from their object form, for execution on a second, "target", computer. The translated application programs are linked or otherwise bound with a translation of the source computer system software. The translated system software operates on the image of the source computer address space in the target computer exactly as it did in the source computer. The semantics of the source computer system software are thus preserved identically. In addition, a virtual hardware environment is provided in the target computer to manage events and to deal with differences in the address space layouts between the source and target computers.
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