Embedded garbage collection
US7565385B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99957
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic system comprises a processor, memory coupled to the processor, and an application programming interface that causes an embedded garbage collection object to be active. The memory stores one or more objects that selectively have references from root objects. The embedded garbage collection object preferably uses control data to cause objects to be removed from said memory, the removed objects comprise those objects that were created while an embedded garbage collection object was active and that do not have references from root objects.
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