Methods, apparatus, and product for distributed garbage collection

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6704756
APP PUB NO 20020002576A1
SERIAL NO

09853644

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In accordance with the present invention a process is provided for allocating and deallocating resources in a distributed processing system having a requester platform and a server platform. The process involves receiving a request from the requester platform referring to a system resource and specifying a requested lease period, permitting shared access to the system resource for a lease period, sending a return call to the requester platform advising of the lease period, and deallocating the system resource when the lease period expires.

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  • SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Riggs, Roger Burlington, MA 12 703
Waldo, James H Dracut, MA 59 2805
Wollrath, Ann M Groton, MA 55 2404

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