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Native function calling

US6314445A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 1998
Grant dateNov 6, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/4484
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system of processing within a Java Virtual Machine on a computer system, a native function call instruction of a dynamic parameter set type and contained in a Java byte code application. The method comprises the steps of; interpreting the byte code representing a native function call instruction of the dynamic parameter set type; storing the parameters of the variable parameter set in an array; using the computer system to process the native function call as a fixed parameter set type using the array as the fixed parameter set. Before the function is called the computer system transfers the parameters from the array to a stack used by the native function.

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