Patents by Inventor Karl Michael Taylor

Karl Michael Taylor has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Referencing a constant pool in a java virtual machine
    Patent number: 8099723
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for referencing a constant pool. A determination is made as to whether a bytecode references the constant pool. A relative offset to the constant pool is identified for the bytecode, in response to the bytecode referencing the constant pool. The bytecode is then replaced with a new bytecode containing the relative offset. The relative offset is used to reference the constant pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Wiebe Burka, Graham Alan Chapman, Trent A. Gray-Donald, Karl Michael Taylor
  • Load time in-lining of subroutines
    Patent number: 8082542
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for processing a class file. The class file is loaded onto a target device. A determination is made whether verification is enabled. Static constraints are checked in response to determining the verification is enabled. A determination is made whether subroutines are present in a set of methods within the class file. The subroutines are in-lined in response to determining that subroutines are present in the set of methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Walter Bottomley, Peter Wiebe Burka, Jeffrey Michael Disher, Karl Michael Taylor
  • Method and Apparatus for Referencing a Constant Pool in a Java Virtual Machine
    Publication number: 20080189691
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for referencing a constant pool. A determination is made as to whether a bytecode references the constant pool. A relative offset to the constant pool is identified for the bytecode, in response to the bytecode referencing the constant pool. The bytecode is then replaced with a new bytecode containing the relative offset. The relative offset is used to reference the constant pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter Wiebe Burka, Graham Alan Chapman, Trent A. Gray-Donald, Karl Michael Taylor
  • LOAD TIME IN-LINING OF JAVA SUBROUTINES IN A JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE
    Publication number: 20080127147
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for processing a class file. The class file is loaded onto a target device. A determination is made whether subroutines are present in a set of methods within the class file. The subroutines are in-lined in response to determining that subroutines are present in the set of methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Walter Bottomley, Peter Wiebe Burka, Jeffrey Michael Disher, Karl Michael Taylor
  • Method and apparatus for referencing a constant pool in a java virtual machine
    Patent number: 7356811
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for referencing a constant pool. A determination is made as to whether a bytecode references the constant pool. A relative offset to the constant pool is identified for the bytecode, in response to the bytecode referencing the constant pool. The bytecode is then replaced with a new bytecode containing the relative offset. The relative offset is used to reference the constant pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Wiebe Burka, Graham Alan Chapman, Trent A. Gray-Donald, Karl Michael Taylor