Patents Assigned to Schulumberger Malco, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6779732
    Abstract: A smart card which includes a non-volatile read/write memory, a resolve buffer, a processor connected to the memory and the resolve buffer, and an installer module configured to cause the processor to receive computer code having unresolved references into the memory, and further configured to cause the processor to perform a method for resolving unresolved references. The method including steps for copying the contents of the memory into the resolve buffer, detecting unresolved references in the computer code, determining the resolved reference for each of the detected unresolved references, updating the contents of the resolve buffer with the resolved references, and replacing the contents of the memory with the contents of the resolve buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Schulumberger Malco, Inc.
    Inventors: Ksheerabdhi Krishna, Tim Wilkinson, Yannick Burianne