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Patent No.:

US 7080373 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006

Filed:

Mar. 07, 2001
Applicants:

Iris M. Plaxton, Cambridge, MA (US);

Samuel J. Rauch, Austin, TX (US);

John H. Osman, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Andrew A. Bjorksten, Austin, TX (US);

Jason M. Bennett, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Iris M. Plaxton, Cambridge, MA (US);

Samuel J. Rauch, Austin, TX (US);

John H. Osman, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Andrew A. Bjorksten, Austin, TX (US);

Jason M. Bennett, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/455 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A device () receives new program files () and uses pre-internalized images to avoid having to internalize a program file every time that program execution occurs. In one embodiment, a software Virtual Machine () in the device functions to implement the pre-internalization. Once the program files are pre-internalized to create images that are stored in a permanent memory () of the device, the images may subsequently be executed without having to perform a pre-internalization operation. Additionally, use of dynamic memory () is reduced in connection with subsequent program execution and execution time of new program files is reduced.


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