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Interpreting functions utilizing a hybrid of virtual and native machine instructions

US6910205B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 12, 2002
Grant dateJun 21, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/45516
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for increasing the execution speed of virtual machine instructions for a function are provided. A portion of the virtual machine instructions of the function are compiled into native machine instructions so that the function includes both virtual and native machine instructions. Execution of the native machine instructions may be accomplished by overwriting a virtual machine instruction of the function with a virtual machine instruction that specifies execution of the native machine instructions. Additionally, the original virtual machine instruction may be stored so that the original virtual machine instructions can be regenerated.

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