Patent · US Expired

Methods, apparatus, and product for distributed garbage collection

US6704756B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 2001
Grant dateMar 9, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2021

Classification

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

Abstract

In accordance with the present invention a process is provided for allocating and deallocating resources in a distributed processing system having a requester platform and a server platform. The process involves receiving a request from the requester platform referring to a system resource and specifying a requested lease period, permitting shared access to the system resource for a lease period, sending a return call to the requester platform advising of the lease period, and deallocating the system resource when the lease period expires.

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