Data processing: database and file management or data structures – File or database maintenance – Synchronization
Reexamination Certificate
2008-12-23
2010-10-19
Cottingham, John R. (Department: 2167)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
File or database maintenance
Synchronization
C711S141000, C709S248000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07818296
ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses a modified computer architecture (50, 71, 72) which enables an applications program (50) to be run simultaneously on a plurality of computers (M1, . . . Mn). Shared memory at each computer is updated with amendments and/or overwrites so that all memory read requests are satisfied locally. During initial program loading (75), or similar, instructions which result in the application program (50) acquiring (or releasing) a lock on a particular asset (50A,50X-50Y) (synchronization) are identified. Additional instructions are inserted (162, 163) to result in a modified synchronization routine with which all computers are updated.
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