Abstract: Systems and methods for managing data, such as metadata. In one exemplary method, metadata from files created by several different software applications are captured, and the captured metadata is searched. The type of information in metadata for one type of file differs from the type of information in metadata for another type of file. Other methods are described and data processing systems and machine readable media are also described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 22, 2005
Date of Patent:
October 14, 2008
Assignee:
Apple Inc.
Inventors:
Yan Arrouye, Dominic Giampaolo, Bas Ording, Gregory Christie, Stephen Olivier Lemay, Marcel van Os, Imran Chaudhri, Kevin Tiene, Pavel Cisler
Abstract: According to one embodiment a system is disclosed. The system includes a central processing unit (CPU), a first cache memory coupled to the CPU to store only data for vital loads that are to be immediately processed at the CPU, a second cache memory coupled to the CPU to store data for semi-vital loads to be processed at the CPU, and a third cache memory coupled to the CPU, the first cache memory and the second cache memory to store non-vital loads to be processed at the CPU.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 18, 2004
Date of Patent:
October 10, 2006
Assignee:
Intel Corporation
Inventors:
Ryan Rakvic, Youfeng Wu, Bryan Black, John Shen