Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-28
2006-02-28
Alam, Shahid (Department: 2162)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
C707S793000, C707S793000, C711S111000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07007049
ABSTRACT:
In performing memory management, an upgrade client of a host device identifies and reserves memory blocks large enough to accommodate new software components by performing sequential searches of first and second memory areas. The new software components are updated versions of components of original software files. When the new component size exceeds that of available blocks of the first and second memory areas, the upgrade client rewrites the first memory area to eliminate unused memory blocks, reapportions the first and second memory areas, writes the new component to the second memory area, and updates a vector table. To access host device software components, the upgrade client receives a function call from the main program of the host device including identification information of corresponding software files, reads a start address of the corresponding software files from the vector table, and generates a call for the corresponding software files.
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Alam Shahid
Courtney Staniford & Gregory LLP
Fleurantin Jean Bolte
InnoPath Software, Inc.
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