Translating and executing object-oriented computer programs
CA 2383884 A1 · Owner: Renouf, Timothy · Inventors: Renouf, Timothy; Hinsley, Christopher Andrew
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A method of translating object-oriented computer programs into native code includes a two-step translation process first by a code translator (212) into a machine-independent virtual processor code (213) and then by a native , translator (214) into native code (230). In a heterogeneous multiprocessor environment, the machine-independent part of the translation can be carried out at the central server, with machine-independent virtual processor code being distributed as required to the individual clients. Each client then needs to carry just a small processor-dependent native translator (214) with which it completes the conversion into native code. The invention finds particular …
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- Filed August 16, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 16, 2020.
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