Data alignment between native and non-native shared data structures
US7107584B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F5/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described herein is a technology facilitating the operation of non-native program modules within a native computing platform. This technology provides a mechanism for aligning—as necessary—parameters of data structures so that program modules or operating systems of different paradigms may use them. The data of parameters of data structures is aligned to match the native paradigm. Typically, such data structures are shared by non-native program modules and the native operating system (or other program modules). It is aligned so that data—that would otherwise be non-aligned and performance hindering—is quickly and easily accessible by the native platform. This abstract itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.
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