Data alignment between native and non-native shared data structures
CA 2462563 C · Owner: Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc · Inventors: Khalid, Atm Shafiqul; Bond, Barry
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Described herein is a technology facilitating the operation of non-native program modules within a native computing platform. This technology provides a mechanism for aligning-as necessary-parameters of data structures so that program modules or operating systems of different paradigms may use them. The data of parameters of data structures is aligned to match the native paradigm. Typically, such data structures are shared by non-native program modules and the native operating system (or other program modules). It is aligned so that data-that would otherwise be non-aligned and performance hindering-is quickly and easily accessible by the native platform. This abstract itself is not …
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- Filed October 22, 2002 and granted January 10, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 22, 2022.
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