Method for scanning discontiguous objects

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7246142
APP PUB NO 20030220931A1
SERIAL NO

10434452

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A method for scanning objects as for garbage collection is described that employ an ancillary data structure to describe the format of an object. Specifically, the data structure lists which parts of the object are references and how large each part of the object is. Scanning the object can efficiently occur by stepping through the object and the data structure in parallel.

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  • ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Benson, Peter Boulder, UT 31 476
Sexton, Harlan Palo Alto, CA 54 941
Unietis, David San Francisco, CA 24 389

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