Parallel predictive compression and access of a sequential list of executable instructions
US7398276B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3802
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Compression and decompression of data such as a sequential list of executable instructions (e.g., program binaries) by uniformly applying a predictive model generated from one segment of the executable list as a common predictive starting point for the other segments of the executable list. This permits random access and decompression of any segment of the executable list once a first segment (or another reference segment) of the executable list has been decompressed. This means that when executing an executable list (e.g., an executable file), a particular segment(s) of the executable list may not need to be accessed and decompressed at all if there are no instructions in that particular segment(s) that are executed.
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