Random access memory assembly
US5819304A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0269
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a random access memory assembly which is a key component of an object space manager which in turn is a key circuit in a garbage-collecting control unit for a computer system. An object space manager provides the means for deriving pointers to headers of objects from pointers to internal data of objects. The object space manager comprises an encoder that generates an object locator code for each memory cell in which an object is resident, a random access memory assembly for storing the object locator codes for all memory cells in which objects are resident, and an object locator which identifies the memory cell containing the header of an object by means of the object locator code for any memory cell occupied by the object.
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