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Distributed system and memory management device, method, and storage medium

US6324549A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 3, 1999
Grant dateNov 27, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99957
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A remote access managing means of a module manages each of an object that references an outside object and an object that is referenced from the outside by adding a reference weight to each object. In other words, the remote access managing means stores a reference weight according to the type of communication message in the object information of communication messages for dealing with outside modules. For example, an additional reference weight that is set by a reference weight. managing means is stored in an execution request message to an outside object. A heap memory managing means reclaims memory regions of unnecessary objects in the heap memory regions in accordance with the reference weight that is set through the exchange of this type of messages.

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