Abstract: An invention is disclosed for a computer software timeout algorithm that reduces the amount of list manipulation needed to satisfy system or network requirements for scheduling and cancelling timeout requests to determine whether the expiration time has been reached for execution of an input/output (I/O) request, thereby requiring action to cancel the I/O operation if it has not yet been completed.

Abstract: An invention is disclosed for a computer software timeout algorithm that reduces the amount of list manipulation needed to satisfy system or network requirements for scheduling and cancelling timeout requests to determine whether the expiration time has been reached for execution of an input/output (I/O) request, thereby requiring action to cancel the I/O operation if it has not yet been completed.

Abstract: An invention is disclosed for a computer software timeout algorithm that reduces the amount of list manipulation needed to satisfy system or network requirements for scheduling and cancelling timeout requests to determine whether the expiration time has been reached for execution of an input/output (I/O) request, thereby requiring action to cancel the I/O operation if it has not yet been completed.

Abstract: An invention is disclosed for improved computer system or network efficiency in use of “just-in-time” (JIT) buffer allocation for “event completion” style input/output (I/O) models. Specifically, a method and system are disclosed for use of JIT programming techniques to overcome excessive memory usage and performance problems caused by large numbers of buffer allocations during completion of I/O events, through the use of buffers allocated “just-in-time” when I/O events are ready to be processed instead of at the time when the I/O request is initially made, in order to allow buffers allocated prior to (or at the time of) an initial I/O request to be released for other uses if they are not needed immediately to complete the requested I/O event.

Abstract: An invention is disclosed for a computer software timeout algorithm that reduces the amount of list manipulation needed to satisfy system or network requirements for scheduling and cancelling timeout requests to determine whether the expiration time has been reached for execution of an input/output (I/O) request, thereby requiring action to cancel the I/O operation if it has not yet been completed.

Abstract: A technique for combining a meta data file and Java source code to dynamically create Java classes and JavaBeans. This technique enables creating objects and JavaBeans in a new, more flexible manner. An approach similar to, but different from, existing macro definition and expansion is used. According to the present invention, placeholders for parameter values are specified in the main source code file, and the values to be substituted for these placeholders are contained in an auxilliary file, referred to as a “meta file” or “meta data file”. By isolating the parameter values outside the source code file in this manner, the values are much easier to change. The change does not affect the source code file itself. Instead, the change is reflected in a new file created during the expansion process. This approach enables an end-user to easily specify objects to be created, and/or the instance data to be used for creating a particular object (i.e.