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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2010
Bor-ming Hsieh, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew M. Rogers, Bellevue, WA (US);
Bor-Ming Hsieh, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew M. Rogers, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method of managing memory of a computing device includes providing a first memory that can be allocated as cache memory or that can be used by a computing device component. A first memory segment can be allocated as cache memory in response to a cache miss. Cache size can be dynamically increased by allocating additional first memory segments as cache memory in response to subsequent cache misses. Cache memory size can be dynamically decreased by reallocating first memory cache segments for use by computing device components. The cache memory can be a cache for a second memory accessible to the computing device. The computing device can be a mobile device. The first memory can be an embedded memory and the second memory can comprise embedded, removable or external memory, or any combination thereof. The maximum size of the cache memory scales with the size of the first memory.