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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1998
Alain Azagury, Nesher, IL;
Elliot K Kolodner, Haifa, IL;
Erez Petrank, Haifa, IL;
Zvi Yehudai, Haifa, IL;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In a computer application having a counter for setting first and second counter values in respect of first and second objects. The counter has a range of n possible values and being incremented or decremented in accordance with update criterion. The application taking an action according to whether the first counter value is larger or equal to the second counter value. A method for handling a courter overflow event whereby the counter is incremented beyond said range by executing the steps of: compacting the first and second counter values to m values (m<n) so as to constitute first and second compacted counter values, such that if the first counter value id larger than or equal to the second counter value then the compacted first value is not smaller than the compacted second value, and setting the counter to a value from among n-m values within the specified range.