Pointers that are relative to their own present locations
US6625718B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/342
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An auto (i.e., self)-relative pointer (114, 115) in a data structure (103) of a computer (100) defines a pointed-to location (106, 107) by means of an offset from its own location (104, 105). The address (124, 125) of the pointer is offset by the value (M, N) of the pointer obtain the address (126, 127) of the pointed-to location.
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