The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2019
Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Michael L. Burriss, Raleigh, NC (US);
Wai Yim, Merrimack, NH (US);
William K. McGrath, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Tharani McGuinness, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Earle MacHardy, Durham, NC (US);
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A method comprising: allocating a first memory pool and a second memory pool, the first memory pool being allocated to a first application, and the second memory pool being allocated to a second application; receiving a first request for additional memory, the first request being submitted by the second application; assigning a portion of the first memory pool to the second application, the portion of the first memory pool including a set of memory chunks that are part of the first memory pool, the assigning of the portion including updating a first data structure portion to associate the second application with set of memory chunks; and notifying the second application that the portion of the first memory pool has been assigned to the second application.