Compressing memory management in a device
US6564305B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99942
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device with compressing memory management for effectively increasing the size of its physical memory while insulating applications from the underlying memory compression. A device according to the present techniques includes a memory that holds a set of information in a compressed domain and a processor that accesses the information in an uncompressed domain. The device includes mechanisms for transferring the information between the compressed and uncompressed domains in a manner that is transparent to software elements executing in the device.
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