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Type descriptor management for frozen objects

US8316357B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Scott D. Mosier · Bellevue, US
Peter F. Sollich · Bad Abbach, DE
Frank V. Peschel-Gallee · Redmond, US
Patrick H. Dussud · Bellevue, US
Simon J. Hall · Seattle, US
Rudi Martin · Snohomish, US
Michael M. Magruder · Issaquah, US
Andrew J. Pardoe · Bellevue, US
Madhusudhan Talluri · Madison, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 3, 2008
Grant date	Nov 20, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 5, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F8/437
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The efficient use of type descriptors with frozen objects. A frozen object might actually include several type descriptors, a primary type descriptor that is canonical according to a set of canonicalization rules, and an auxiliary type descriptor that is not identical to the primary type descriptor. The auxiliary type descriptor may be used to access the canonical type descriptor. When performing an operation, if the auxiliary type descriptor can be used to perform the operation, then that auxiliary type descriptor may be used. If the canonical type descriptor is to be used to perform the operation, the auxiliary type descriptor is used to gain access to the canonical primary type descriptor. The primary type descriptor is then used to perform the operation.

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