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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1999
Robert J. Cyran, Delmont, PA (US);
Paul J. Knueven, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jonathan H. Shiell, Plano, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a code preparation system ( ) which accepts input code ( ) in intermediate code format, our source code format which is first translated into intermediate format, analyzes the intermediate code, then provides optimization information, hints, and/or directions (collectively referred to as “optimization information”) for optimizing execution of the intermediate code by a code interpretive runtime environment, such as a Java Virtual Machine. The code interpretive runtime environment is operable to selectively implement the optimization information received from the code preparation system ( ). The optimization information is provided to the code interpretive runtime environment in the form of additional attributes added to a class file ( ) generated by the code preparation system ( ). Processing in accordance with the received optimization information allows the code interpretive runtime environment to execute code more efficiently and to manage use of its resources more effectively, particularly when executing in a limited resource computing environment. Such limited resource computing environments include set-top boxes, digital personal assistants, etc.