Patents by Inventor Nadia Tawbi

Nadia Tawbi 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).

  • Method call acceleration in virtual machines
    Publication number: 20040040029
    Abstract: A computer based system accelerates code execution by speeding up method calls. A virtual machine includes a loader, interpreter and a thread manager. The loader constructing a hash-table using method signatures, and the interpreter searching the hash-table for locating methods. The interpreter using a method call cache having a pointer to a receiver for accelerating code execution. The thread manager using a depth level for accelerating locking state transitions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Mourad Debbabi, Nadia Tawbi, Sami Zhioua, Mourad Erhioui, Lamia Ketari, Hamdi Yahyaoui