Data processing method using sub-operation metadata to determine execution sequencing prior to object loading
US6523174B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44521
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of data processing in which a composite data processing operation, for execution by a data processing device having a memory, is assembled by a user as a linked list of sub-operations selected from a set of possible data processing sub-operations, comprises the steps of: as a sub-operation is selected by the user for inclusion in the composite operation, loading into the memory sub-operation data defining parameters of that sub-operation including input and output interfaces of that sub-operation; and in response to an initiation of execution of a sub-operation, loading sub-operation program code into the memory for execution by the data processing device; in which the sub-operation data requires less memory space than the sub-operation program code.
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