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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:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takeo Murakami, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
710 56 ; 710-3 ; 710 25 ; 707205 ; 709212 ; 711119 ; 711129 ;
Abstract
A file system in a computer for managing buffer areas. A buffer area includes file input and output data and is divided into a plurality of areas for each application object such as system data and user data. Each divided buffer area is independently managed by a buffer management processing unit for controlling the acquisition and release of buffers requested. A circuit for designating a block size and a lower limit value of an assignable block is provided for each buffer area divided according to an application object to realize effective use of buffer areas and a reduction in the waiting time for the acquisition of buffers.