TW448407B - Hardware accelerator for an object-oriented programming language - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and apparatus for accelerating an object-oriented programming language are provided at a hardware gate level. In a Java-compliant embodiment, a Java Application framework is implemented in hardware. The Java. AWT, Java. NET, and Java. IO application frameworks are supported in the preferred embodiment of the invention. Application framework classes are stored as libraries in a shared memory. Instances and methods of supported application framework classes that are executed by a Java program are offloaded to a hardware object management system. A software stub is provided as an interface between the hardware object management system and the central processing unit. Additional application frameworks can be supported by modifying or replacing the software stub. Hardware object management system requests are executed by an application framework-specific hardware accelerator. Application framework classes are retrieved from the shared memory as needed, and executed instructions are stored to the shared memory to be accessed by the central processing unit. Central processing unit processing of non-supported application framework instructions is continued during hardware accelerator execution of hardware object management system requests.

Description

5. Description of the Invention (i) Background of the Invention The present invention relates to an object-oriented programming language. More specifically, the present invention relates to a hardware accelerator suitable for an object-oriented programming language. Description of the prior art Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a classification name for a programming language and technology based on the 11-object concept. An object is an independent component that has a specific role in the program. OOP languages include C ++, and are used by the US Computer (Sun Microsystems, Inc.) developed the Java language (Jaw. Gui). For discussion purposes only, the OOP language mentioned in this article refers to Java. OOP defines the level of objects. 11 levels " (class ) Is the prototype of an object or a collection of objects that share a common organization and characteristics. An object, also called an "instance", is a specific representation of a hierarchy. Each instance of the hierarchy is distinguished according to their specific attributes. These attributes are defined by " instance variables ". The types and names of these instance variables are defined in the hierarchy. However, the values of instance variables are set and transformed in the object. The characteristics of a level determine how instances of that level operate. The characteristics of a grade are determined by a set of routines related to the grade, called "methods". The operations on objects are done using methods. Methods are common to all instances of a particular grade The levels are arranged in layers. In the level, each level can have a level above the level, which is called 11 super-levels (superc 1 ass), or there are

4 ^ 84〇7 V. Description of the invention (2) A class placed in their superclass must accept the method in the superclass and specify the method in OOP, and when the class of the object is complete, the level of the object is completed. The whole layer of the level is that there is no more program call agreement to determine the specific or access to the register. With the help of σ or other services, it is satisfied J ava APIS. It must be supported by electricity. J ava support is also called small program. These examples of network programs Including the intranet. It can connect to the Internet and is called " sub-level 11 (s u b c 1 a s s). Sub-levels " inherit " attributes and characteristics from it. In this way, the features defined in a sub-level are not redefined, but can be changed from super-level. Program calls are described in messaging terms. The message optionally includes other parameters. When sending a message to the object level, it seeks the methods specified therein to determine how to give the requested operation. If the method is not defined for the above, search the object's super level. This procedure is to be carried out for the above-mentioned times, and if the above-mentioned method definitions are not found, the super-levels of high-level can be found. The arrangement of parameters is determined by a calling convention. The calling command, according to these commands, pushes the parameters to the storage stack, and it is also responsible for eliminating the above parameters. An agreement or interface program, an application program accesses the operating system, and is an application program interface (API). In Java, the smallest feature set is cored, and in view of the compliance of Java, the basic technology of the brain system is supported. Independent programs, also known as applications, are independent programs. The Java applet is transmitted via an electronic network and executed by an application on the receiving device. The above-mentioned electronics include the Internet and local area network systems, which are referred to herein as receiving devices including computers, personal data processors, and telephones.

4 48 4 V. Description of the Invention (3) For the purpose of discussion here, it is assumed that a Java applet will be transmitted to the receiving computer through the Internet 'for display on the World Wide Web page. A Java application is a stand-alone application that does not need to be run with an application ’, for example, setting up a web browser on the receiving computer. also

Java is an independent computer platform language, and can be operated by any computer system that Java allows. The Java development environment includes —Java compiler and —Java interpreter. The java compiler generates byte codes from a Java program. Java byte codes are machine instructions rather than special computer platforms. 0 A special computer platform byte code translator is used to run Java programs. The byte code translator is called the Java virtual machine screen: It is suitable for small applications, and the above byte code translator is loaded into a web browser that starts with "Java Virtual Machine and its supporting code. Collectively referred to as the Java operating system.

The Java virtual machine includes a byte code instruction set, a set of temporary crying,-the area used to store the method's stack, and-the garbage-collected heap. . The above-mentioned register generates a responder to the operation of the machine to update the data after executing each byte code. The above method areas store Java byte codes, which execute most of the methods in the Java system. The storage stack is used to supply parameters for bit-level codes and method groups, and receive their results. The stacking cover contains the local and ambiguity of the method call and the method used in the method call. The operating environment, and its operand stacking tool. 5. Description of the invention (4) The stack is a storage unit. The resulting instances are retained. The routine will be automatically collected by the M garbage collection heap in JaVa. The garbage collection program is a programming subroutine 'designed to track each created instance' and release the memory that stores an instance after the final access to the above instance has disappeared. In Java, 'objects / levels that are intended to be reused repeatedly in different programs are stored as a "level library". An abstract design of a set of levels that actually works to solve many related problems is often referred to as a reusable basic design Organizations. Core applications stored in the above-mentioned java-level libraries. Reusable basic design organizations include Java.Lang, Java.Util,

Java. Applet ‘Java · 10, JavajET, and java.AWT.

Java. Lang includes levels that add data types and system capabilities to the language itself, while Ja v a. U t U includes utility levels and simple collection levels. Java. Applet contains a level for running Java applets. J a v a. I 0 contains input and output levels written to and read from the stream, for example, standard input and output. Java. 10 also includes input and output levels suitable for processing files. J a v a N E T includes network support levels. The levels include those used to connect and retrieve files according to, for example, the standard World Wide Web Protocols, such as TCP / IP and IP, and those used to establish network interfaces such as those used by UNIX applications.

The Java Abstract Window Toolbox (java.AWT) provides levels and features for creating applets and applications based on graphical user interface (GUI). For example, the above Java. AWT can be used for screen drawing ’to create a window, click

Page 9 ’44 ^ 4〇 j V. Description of the invention (5) Details, option blocks, sliding blocks and other user interface elements. J a v a. A W T can also be used to manage user input, such as mouse clicks and keys. The basic design organization of object-oriented software is generally implemented using a computer's random access memory (RAM) 's read-only memory (ROM) or virtual memory (vM). For example, when you launch a Java application or applet on your computer, one of the first things you do is create a graphical user interface (GUI). Although, because software-based tools are being used, an effective percentage of the processing power of a computer operating system can be required to actually generate and display the GUI. However, when the GUI elements are being displayed, they are handled by the operating system mentioned above and he is not entitled to ^. In addition, when the display is being updated, the slow down event will be deleted. The Java operation may enter into one hand. If the mouse or key is generated on the right, the system is also trying to handle the pending state. The operating system cannot Mine skimming or keyboard events at a reasonable time. The most pieces. Until the end-user program appears, grab and process all the commands and inputs. Stop work ’obviously refused to enter — a v α, Ergan 7L / multi-threaded machine / support many programs, and execute Xu Xi line system at the same time. Therefore, it supports the process. The threading is to perform some operations in its own address space. Therefore, the Java programming environment and the code sequence structure of one of the processes are organized. ’And the system both have a multi-threaded implementation. A multi-block implementation of a Jav a may also block the execution of the program φ thread may be blocked until’ inserted as a Java program-a fixed window is blocked. In addition, any

48 4 Ο 7 — ___… 5. Description of the invention (6) Other threads that depend on the execution of this thread may also be blocked. For example, ‘blocking can be constrained or delayed by transmitting information over the network. Blocking is thus defined as the 'a Ja v a thread's ability to wait for the task to complete before restarting execution. Λ

It is often desired to operate as part of an embedded environment] av a program, for example, 'operating Jav a application and applet on a device such as a telephone connected to the Internet. However, a JAVA code and a fast byte code processor are required to make the above devices compatible with JAVA. However, this can significantly increase the cost of making and operating the equipment. It would therefore be an advantage to provide a method and equipment that would reduce the degradation in performance. It would be another advantage if this method and device allowed object-oriented programs to be effectively used in both embedded and desktop environments. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a method and apparatus for accelerating object-oriented programming languages. The preferred embodiment of the present invention is configured for use with a Java-compatible processor, compatible with the Java programming language and standards; 3 "object-oriented basic design organization. However, other embodiments of the present invention are suitable for any object Oriented programming languages—apply. Other implementations of the present invention are also suitable for application with other object-based organizations, such as the “open step” structure of = or Microsoft Computer Corporation for objects AFC library. & The present invention provides a hardware accelerator, which comprises executing one or more

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In the Java application program structure, the accelerator is constituted as a part of the presently preferred embodiment of the present invention. The above accelerator spoon ^ is a part of the specific integrated circuit (ASiC) and the f ... ^ P is a hardware object management system, which manages the instance and the state of the value assigned to the routine by the knife. Based on the preferred embodiment of the present invention (AWT), java NET, and the jaVa abstract window toolbox. The invention can also support other organizations if needed. # aVS operating system not only manages hardware object management system but also manages software objects. “First, the above software object management system can be completed 70% by software” or both software and hardware. … Run by Java, support Java application organization level implementations, and methods are offloaded to the hardware object management system. Therefore, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, while the hardware object management system manages Java. AWT and Java. NET requests, the central processing unit (CPU) can continue to process instructions. The present invention stores application organization levels as a level database in shared memory. However, 'each supporting application organization is managed separately. A request is allocated to a hardware controller of a specific application structure * shared memory is accessed as needed. — A software stub is provided as an interface between the hardware object management system and the CPU. The above software placeholder program (s0 f t w a r s t u b) can be modified and replaced 'to allow the present invention to be applied with any compatible OOP language. Hardware object management system includes one to receive and store objects + Qingdong

Page 12 4484〇 γ 5. The input / output request queue of the invention description (8). When the task processor assigns memory to an object, it is removed from the Suining column. The work item list tracks the reference count of the virtual machine t to an instance. When the reference count to the instance is zero, the memory stored in the above objects is released by a garbage collection heap collector. In the presently preferred embodiment of the invention, the Java. AWT hardware toolkit includes a window / display system and a light and shadow tracking engine. A graphical JAVA program is structured as a layered narrative containing document and components. Synthetic files manage the collection of visual objects called components. Components represent the visual functionality displayed on the screen, such as option bars, buttons, editable text areas, and text sections. The composition files themselves can be nested hierarchically within each other and can maintain parent-child relationships with another composition file. For a given application, there is a synthetic document window on top of the window layer, which is presented by means of a window system (AW T. frame) object. A W T. Frame defines the native window as a unique computer platform (such as WindowsTM SolarisTM). In addition, the synthetic file can be regarded as a component of a specific level, and it has the ability to accommodate other components. This is because from a functional point of view, the composite file level is a sub-level of the component. A layout is a composite document that can be displayed on a screen within the scope of an application or applet. A frame is a window with a title and an option bar. It is also another type of component / composite file. Shared level features mean that all of these levels allow them to share a variety of characteristics and integrate well together. Java. AWT hardware tools effectively communicate and increase the efficiency of displaying composite files through communication, affecting these sharing functions between different component object variants.

V. Description of the invention (9) The synthesized file is a J a v · A W T module capable of accommodating other components. A layout is a composite document that can be displayed on the screen, such as a small application. Frames are windows with features such as titles and option bars. The window / display system includes: a general-purpose graphics controller for creating frames and modules and transmitting data to the light and shadow tracking engine; A window manager for managing frames; a configuration manager for managing layers of composite files within the frame; and a module manager for managing layers of modules within the range of the composite files.

The Java. NET hardware tools include a window / display system and a connectivity driver. The above-mentioned window / display system includes a network controller containing microcode equivalent to the basic design organization of Java. NET. A network query mechanism performs DNS lookups and transmits the report results to the above network controller, a network interface manager manages the network interface used by the application, and a stream manager is used to pass the Link round-trip space input and output data. Accordingly, the present invention provides a hardware tool to reduce blocking by cooperative instructions that support application organization. Java processing is thereby accelerated. Brief description of the drawings: FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an organized overview of a hardware accelerator 10 according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a Java accelerator according to the present invention;

Page 14 44Q4〇7 V. Description of the invention (10) Figure 3 is an object directory table after the object is instantiated and deleted according to the present invention; Figure 4 is a diagram of a connection sequence of a composite file and its internal module instance according to the present invention; 'FIG. 5 is a graphic of a work item data list according to the present invention; FIG. 6 is a graphic of internal functions of a hardware accelerator according to the present invention; FIG. 7 is a more detailed graphic of the Java AWT accelerator shown in FIG. 6; 8 is a diagram of all applications using the present invention while using several threads simultaneously; FIG. 9 图 processing m display object diagram in hardware according to the present invention; FIG. 10 疋 abstract window toolbox object supported by the present invention FIG. 1 1 It is a functional block diagram of the Java abstract video according to the present invention; the graphics of the window system according to the present invention executed by U visual tool hardware; the module table; 4 is a combination of the invention with a processing example according to FIG. 15a +. Schematic. The light type supported by the graphic style section of the shadow chasing engine. Figure 16 is 翱-, '. ,,, and the Java · AWT and the object speed benefit # 令 孰 staring according to the present invention. Longitudinal engine support Figure 1 Functional description of 7 异 士 〇 '; The meaning of the invention is embedded in the AWT program section 44840 7 V. Description of the invention (II) Figure 18 is a layered organization of the Java abstract window toolbox window / composite file / view instance according to the present invention FIG. 19 is a graphic of a java. NET object supported by the present invention; FIG. 20 is a functional graph of the ja ν a. ΝΕΤ accelerator of the present invention; and FIG. 21 is a n £ τ program embedded in the present invention Functional description in section. Detailed Description of the Wood Invention The present invention provides a method for accelerating object-oriented programming languages and 6. The best embodiment of the present invention has been exerted to the extreme, and can be used with the java programming language developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. of the United States, and used with the Java application programming interface. However, the present invention is also easily adapted for use with any object-oriented programming language, such as a C ++ programming language, or even a C language program written in an object-oriented form. Therefore, the following discussion is provided as an example, and should not be taken as a limitation on the scope of the present invention. Similarly, the tools connected with the Java accelerator can also apply different application organizations, or set the application organizations not to be connected to Sun API's Java APIS. Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention is suitable for data transmission over the Internet, the present invention is equally applicable to other wide area networks or local area networks. In addition, although the preferred embodiment is applied with a desktop computer, the present invention can also be applied with other devices, including a network server, a personal data assist processor, a facsimile machine, and an Internet Road phone.

4484〇5. Description of the invention (12) The following screen and graphic user interface configuration organization is configured according to the presently preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, those skilled in the art will understand that the screen and graphical user interface described above can be easily modified to meet the needs of another embodiment of the present invention. Therefore, the following discussion is provided only as an example of the present invention and not as a limitation on the scope of the present invention. f1 is a diagram of the organizational overview of the hardware accelerator 10 according to the present invention: a Java virtual machine operated by a computer's CPU (not shown in the figure) 6 is a Java application operated by a computer system 1 2 Byte code translation used ^ For the Java applet, the above-mentioned byte code translator is configured as a Java-enabled World Wide Web browser. Hardware object management… 7 = A part of the memory 4 0 0 (see Figure 2) of the accelerator is pre-designated to contain object description information and parameters. These object spaces are all of equal size. ^ / 日 if The respective format depends on the type of object assigned to them. The starting point of the object information is a status byte, which indicates whether the object space is in use or not. At the same time as the start, the symbols indicate that it is idle. The software can then 'create the object using the following steps: 氺 publish; ^' * — issue a command or task to the AWT command register 407 or the NET command register 413. The wood command is then decoded in the AWT command decoder 408 or the NET command decoder 414. t — said to be eight — the type of object to be created is determined by the bee, from the free object

Page 17 44 ^ 4〇5. Description of the invention (13) The positioner 403 obtains the next available object, and returns it together with any other status information through the first operation AnF〇s405 or 412. The register 4 06 or the data register 4 10 exits the processor of the system. If the above-mentioned free object locator transfers its object D back to the system, it goes out and starts to poll the available memory 4 0 for the next free object space.氺 氺 氺 When it finds one, it stores the D of the object space in the forecast of the next object creation command. In case the idle object locator loops through all the memory but does not find an available object space ’, it will return the memory to the system. When the system wishes to access a specific object that has been created, it passes the ID of the component to the m command register 407 or the NET command temporary storage module 413 together. The object ID and task are sorted and decoded, and the fID is transmitted to the object ID resolver 402. The program block then puts f-r, A ^ L 'limb address, which can be accessed in memory, & block 4 0-a specific object space. = The system received the object deletion request ’appropriate command and the object Go to the command register. The above-mentioned task and ID are decoded and cry: the above ID is then passed to the object resolver '. Java plus f% starts and clears the special status bits in memory, so it sets the space object to two degrees; the next object creation command. In the case of the free object locator 4 仏 407, when the memory is reported to be out of state before the invention description (M), the ID of the object is directly stored in the space. Remembering Miao Miao Xian Yi L: 'So want. Forging + finding the above positioning needs 定位 The idle object locator has the ability to store the next " 〇 |, and handle IDs. Applying this capability to the occasion where each unit is very small, some objects are then connected with each other by using v, ^^. In this case, the 'first object *' must contain a link field, which indicates that consecutive object labels are stored in ^ c. This continuation in each successive object space up to the first and the third space, it contains a flail to the nth object space. In the 1-organization form, the m-object locator responds to an object creation command 'report and reports 11} of the starting object space. Similarly, if it is determined that the type of the object to be created requires multiple object spaces, if there is enough free object space available, then the free object is determined: only report the ID of the feedback start. Otherwise, it will return the memory out of status signal. In this case, the object space does not have to be in a continuous sequence, but can be randomly connected. The idle object locator should be able to store "n" idle objects [Ds, where " n "is the maximum object space required for the largest object to be established, which is the number of objects provided by the hardware 丨Ds can be any bit 0 in terms of length. The hardware object manager can also provide object I Ds by the host system.

Page 19 4 ^ 84〇γ V. Description of the invention (15) Operate without returning from hardware. The provided object IDs are stored in the base reference: Temporary ::: 'to associate the first-mentioned first spatial object positioning. Each σ, and its 〖1) must be temporarily stored with the reference count;: = raw object request, space determines the actual object in memory. Object records object positioning. -Reserved binding space. The reserved binding space is two volumes === positioning, and then rewinding to the Heibu Department, first also ::::-will make the memory element larger than the state of the hardware object ID ^ = used by the system Bitmap 3 illustrates what happens when several objects have been instantiated. Pay attention to the top of the deleted when: dagger table. When the value of the object is zero, the I-group connection has no object 0, and any a 1 to it will terminate. Therefore, the reference of Dagger 17 to the dagger is effective. Other object types can show fish ..., button objects are similarly referenced—strings have the same functionality. For example-bit. In this case, = two :: body = more than 3 ° will point each object in turn at 30 digits ^ ^ direction—substring object, which in turn displays another-string object that combines the L degree of the object. Column, and the connection order of the internal module instances is not straight in Figure 4. On the work item list: the items are in the same list.

4 4s4〇 7 V. Description of the Invention (16) Figure 5 shows the number of work items. Each type of work item is associated with a symbol describing the organization to which the item belongs. The edge of the set of modules and the space of the module (in the pixels) of the reference, the reference holds the reference module object-a type 11 value, and the button 'slide area. They also enclose. According to the invention, the objects are based on the real examples on the object list, which can be bit integers or single reference IDs. Request and build a request for a synthetic text object. The "data list" according to the present invention may contain an organization of a particular object class. For all real types, the operating system box configuration examples are additional pins, possible object groups, and values when drawing. Synthesizing the first file in the connection table of the synthesizing file, it represents their two pieces of crop data list graphics. There are many working examples of the 30-bit block array. Each object instantiated by the object class contains a flag. The method selection program and the object returned are included in the synthetic document to arrange references to it in the north, south, and east. When they are determined to leave the document between the modules, the object contains the packaging model. The number of groups is determined by the instance value of the module object, as well as the documented object. The module object contains whether a button should be pressed, or the connected object (see Figure 5) of the next available module in the document is processed according to the block, text field, or a type that contains a small part of the window that composes it. Program block. The size and coverage area always look the same. The distinction between working examples is their data organization or instance variables. It is either simple or complex. They can contain 8, 16, 2, and 2 Bollinger values. They can also include the case of objects versus other objects. After the composition file has been queued in the input / output request, J quickly obtains the requested fixed-size storage block to store the actual file with the composition file.

Page 2'1 4484Qγ V. Description of the invention (] 7) Example related variables. After creating several module objects, you can add them to the 忒 composite document. If you specify a configuration manager to manage the objects assigned to the composite file, this is done accordingly. In the case where the composition file and the frame are accompanied by f, five possible modules can be directly added to the above-mentioned 0% file. The frame configuration object is then given up to five (North, South, East, West, and Middle) modules, so it knows how to retrieve and update these objects at an appropriate later time. The work item list contains a directory of possibly many 30-byte blocks, each of which represents a work instance of a particular object type. Each object type has an organization associated with the three object instance diagrams shown below. All instantiated objects contain a flag describing the type of the object, which is used for :: system method selection process < and object: set instance: In addition, it also contains a reference to the synthetic file to arrange a set of modules. Referring to its modules in North, East, and West, ^ will figure them out. When you figure them out, the number-composite file object that leaves the space between the modules (in the pixel order) contains the number of encapsulated modules. The module object # following the instance value, and the reference module object connection ^ Zhongyi a synthetic document object. Module objects contain a "type" value, which means whether they should press a button, or handle events based on buttons, sliding blocks, text ~ ^ sections, or other window types. They also synthesize —: = live synthesis Link to the next available module in the document. These object definitions directly map into the basic design group

Page 22, '呷 营 4484〇7, invention description (18) in the C data type organization (note that these are preliminary organizations, will be changed and further optimized). Type definition organization 1 r ___ description text // // the first three bytes of the object. {j byte organization type; _ // specific type of organization (J av a. AWT, NET, IFC, etc.) j byte object type; // specific type of object (frame, event, composition File, etc.) j-byte method type; __ // object-specific method (-picture (), etc.) j-byte method is used; ___ // find out if there are records in use. } Descending order; type definition organization i r_synthetic file _ // note: each composition file must refer to a module organization {descending order __object description text; j short _ _ η module; _ // // existing in the synthesis file Number of modules. Rectangle __ enemy; __ // The configuration management program can be one of five system settings. J byte__ configuration type; ___ // represents the configuration type used for the composite file. J interface_ _Configuration object; __ // The specific index of the configuration instance. _ J interface accepts module objects; _ // We are a sub-level of the module so we need this

44 ~ 〇7 V. Description of the invention (19) _______ // Index to the module organization. /////////////////////// The frame-object that depends on the variable. _ j 布林 _ is resizable; __ // Used with frame object. > j byte__ cursor type; ___ // cursor 0-1 3 Used with frame object. _Unsigned short menu block object; __ // The menu column is often attached to the frame object. Face interface model, one piece. The first article is famous and the other} Multi-segment group words are easy to see when they point to / / Window view frame ______ // One window = frame = dialog = synthesis file as far as ______ // / involving J pass. Type definition organization ir _ module {descending object description text; j byte objects at the same level Type; __ // This is the selected object value of the module ______ / / For example, buttons, labels, text sections, etc. _unsigned short X; _unsigned short Y; _unsigned short width; _ Unsigned short height

Page 2¾ 4484〇 5. Description of the invention (20) _unsigned short parent object; _ // index to the synthetic file object. _Unsigned short font object; _ „// The index of the object describing the font used by the module. _ .. Unsigned short foreground color object; _ // The index of the foreground color object. _Unsigned short background color Object; ^ // index to the background color object. _Unsigned short cursor object; _ // to the cursor object index. Unsigned short string object; ___ // reference the object containing the string to ______ // Color in the group (may be 0). __J Brin is visible; _ J Brin is active; _ j Brin is valid; II range minimum size; __ // the minimum allowable size of the module. // The range is the best Size; __ // The optimal size of the module. _J interface next module node; __ // The index of the next known module in the synthesis file.} Detailed inspection, module; __ // Detailed inspection It is only a module using the graph day () method ^ type definition organization i r_ border configuration {descending object description text; j short h interval; j short v interval; j short composite file; __ // index in the array of composite files About us.

4 &84; V. Description of the invention (21) j short north module; // index of the pointer in the array of the index module. j short south module; j short west module; j short east module; j short middle module;} frame configuration; type definition organization 1 Γ_information flow configuration {descending object description text; j short h interval; j short v interval; j short alignment;} information flow configuration; type definition organization ir _ grid configuration {descending object description text; unsigned short h interval; unsigned short v interval; unsigned short line; unsigned short column;} Grid configuration; type definition organization i r_W graphics {descending object description text;

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Height; V. Description of the invention [22] Unsigned short X, γ; Unsigned short width, unsigned short foreground color objects: 1 // For foreground color object index, unsigned short X reserves binding space, Υ reserves binding space `` Rectangle clip rectangle, --- // by w graphics: change clip () settings} W graphics; $ other concepts The main points of the object definitions proposed in this article (with other ones not defined in this article) are used to create examples And maintain unique instance values. Don't = ^ some data structures ‘30 bits ^. U in the work item list above, and the block will be meaningless. Use these object organizations to identify, set, and access values within a particular instance. The $ pair of the operating system application object instance forms a method execution, which is very meaningful for a given data set. The set can describe the method in the description information organization for the object, so that the object is transferred to the lower-level sash buffer for execution. The smart dance, sash buffer can then read the tissue and translate a command (such as ‘resize or refresh the screen) in a rational ^ style. At this point, the graphics and grouping objects will transfer their organization to the smart frame E area. ^ The Java Known System 18 includes the Java Virtual Machine and its support for generations. The ava operating system separates instantiations and method calls. In the best example of the present invention, the JaVa operating system manages two instance management programs, a more specific object management system 22 and a software object management system 20. however,

Page 27 _ 5. Description of the invention (23) In another embodiment of the present invention, the JAVA operating system manages two or more instance management programs. The above hardware object management system includes functions that support the organization of application programs. In the presently preferred embodiment of the present invention, the hardware object management system executes the Java Abstract Window Software Toolbox (AWT) 26 and the java. NET Abstraction Window Software Toolbox 24 application organization. Java input / output applications The spear jade organization (not shown) also performs support for a a v a j Ε τ function. The above-mentioned accessory object management system can be easily adapted to support other organizations when needed. Therefore, the present invention provides a jav a application program organization hardware tool, which acts as an accelerator for the CPU. The hardware object management system manages the instance and the numerical status assigned to the instance. In the presently preferred embodiment of the present invention, the hardware object management system is all implemented using ramps and can be connected to a random memory (RAM). In this preferred embodiment of the implementation circuit (ASIC), the system is described, but it is considered to be familiar. The above software is used in another software of the present invention, and the hardware is a computer system using Java programs and methods. Physical-part. And ramp-level engineering in the technical field and select the object management system is an embodiment of the component to perform the storage management of the implementation of the implementation of the support to the hardware objects, the object management should be tools and special persons. The system can be completed. Software. The Jav a management system explains that although the most integrated circuit (AS 1C) of the present invention is connected, the actual hardware implementation of the present invention is executed by software. However, the software object management system is an example of a practical application organization level of an existing object management system. Therefore, in the most aspects of the present invention

4% 0 V. Invention Description (24) '~' In the preferred embodiment, while the hardware object management system manages Java. AWT and Java · NET requests, the central processor cpiJ can continuously process instructions. None, when the routines and methods in the Java application organization level of the hardware execution are being executed by a Java program, the above examples and methods are offloaded to the hardware object management system. Thus, in the most preferred embodiment of the present invention, the hardware object management system manages split Java. AWT and Java.NET requests that operate by the Java virtual machine. Therefore, while the hardware object management system manages java_AWT and Java.NET requests, the central processing CP can still be used to continuously process instructions and threads without depending on the instances and methods of offloading. The application organization levels that are intended to be reused repeatedly in different programs are stored in the Ja a va grade database 3 2 (Figure 1). These levels can include

Java.AWT34, Java, NET36 ’Java.Lang42’ Java. 1 038 and those of J a v a _ U t U 4 4 The above-mentioned application organization levels are stored in shared memory as a level database. Although, each supporting application organization is managed separately. A hardware controller that allocates a request to a specific application program structure and can access shared memory when needed. The level and characteristics used to complete the network operation, for example, the establishment of a virtual port connection 'is done with the help of Java.NET accelerator 24.

The Java. NET accelerator is configured with an interface to the network TCP / ip storage stack. The Java. NET accelerator includes a hardware implementation of both Java_ NET36 network objects and Java. 1038 input / output related objects. This is because the network needs data input and output. Bringing Both Organizations Into Hard

Page 29 V. Description of the invention (25) Extra software coding can be significantly reduced in vivo. Crying in Java. NET & & τ. In one embodiment of the implementation of τ η, the hardware tool Jav a _ I 〇 is used to process data input and output during the connection of the data, the CPU, and the τ I virtual port. In Java. NET plus i pro crying account τ '"▽ 31 [丁 和] 8 ¥ 3.1〇 The application organization level is constrained by inheritance. In this way, the level in this group,' The function of the link in another organization is added to it.

The Java. AWT accelerator completes the levels and methods (ie, features) of the Abstract Windows Software Toolbox. The Java abstract software toolkit (Java. AWT) provides levels and features for creating applets and applications based on a graphical user interface (GUI). Such levels include

Java. AWT level 32, and any associated drawing tools, such as 2D drawing driver 40.

The Java. AWT accelerator can be used to draw to the screen, create windows, buttons, option bars, sliding blocks, and other user interface elements. It can also be used to handle user input, such as mouse clicks and Keystrokes. Therefore, a Java.AWT accelerator configured with an interface to the above device 30 can be used as a computer display, a sash buffer, a keyboard, and a mouse. Organizational Overview Figures 6 and 7 are schematic diagrams of the architecture of the present invention. The supporting application organizations, for example, Java. AWT26 (shown in considerable detail in Figure 7), Java.NET24, and 3] 3.10 (not shown in the figure) are all sorted into ASICs to form accelerators. For the following discussion, the Java. NET accelerator will be assumed to include Java. 10 input / output related objects.

V. Description of the Invention (26) In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the hardware object management system 22 is also hierarchically organized in the AS IC to manage the instance and the numerical state α assigned to the instance. For example, the hardware object management The system stores data to track whether a button is pressed. The hardware object management system also stores data indicating the relationship between objects, for example, buttons are part of a specific window. This information is stored in shared memory. A software placeholder is provided as an interface between each accelerator and the CPU that operates the Java virtual machine. So 'Java.NET accelerator is associated with Java. NET software stub 52 and Java. 10 software stub 54, and Java.AWT accelerator has been $ 3.88 The software placeholder program (301, heart 3, guang 6 31: 1113) 50 is associated. The software placeholders for the hardware modules covered by the present invention can be modified and replaced, which allows the present invention to be used with any compatible OOP language. FIG. 2 above is an internal functional diagram of the hardware accelerator 60 according to the present invention. A register interface program 64 (406, 407, 409, 410, 413 '415) is provided to monitor and synchronize all inputs and outputs between the host CPU 62 and the present invention.

The host CPU attached to Java runs a Java virtual machine, for example, memory 8 8 from hard-to-read memory (R 0M), and transmits it to the Java applet or application of the present invention via physical transmission 9 4, and then passes the physical transmission wheel The "face 86" is aimed at the host CPU. The AWT command decoder 408 and the NET command decoder 414 are used to convert the binary input information into a '' input ° 3 output element represented by a binary code. The above applet private or application is stored in byte code

Page 31 4β ^ ο? V. Description of the invention (27) '—— Memory within 400. All phases Α ^ π T m, ^ μ, a 4 Create a GlH to display applets and libraries with two branches: the program relies on the above memory-7 operations at the beginning of the operation:: + called, stored in _ The function 庠, and instructions to generate ⑶ 丨 shows: through the hardware object management system 402, 403 and the software placeholder ΓΓ2, r to point the above call to the corresponding fabric acceleration. !! For example, when a Java.AWT window is requested, the formula = AU speeds up the creation of a window object. The graphics command generator 80 is actually instructed by the "graphics controller 82 to be implemented on the opening 5000. The Java.NET accelerator may include e-mail and the World Wide Web Application Driver 74. So, for example, applying this It was invented that the JPFG or GIF image can be downloaded on the Internet. At this time, the above image is guided to _1 {^ (; / (; 11? Decoder 78) via the network, Zhou Dynasty? / 1? Stack 76, and then directed to A sash buffer 92 controlled by a sash buffer management program 84. Thus, the present invention uses a hardware tool to accelerate the display of graphic images downloaded from the Internet. The memory controller / arbiter 401 serves as the host Interface between CPU and shared memory. The memory controller / arbiter in the present invention:, the module allocates and manipulates the system to store the stomach. The above memory management includes 4 memory allocations, such as Allocate to Java, AWT accelerator, or prepare storage units for objects created by the present invention for CPUs. Figure 8 is a graph of multi-threaded execution of the Java virtual machine / operation time according to the present invention. Because Java has a multi-threaded execution system Organization, rely on Java virtual The j a v a applet 12 and the application 14 running on the virtual machine 16 and the operating time 18 can be executed in multiple threads simultaneously. 〇〇 〇, 丨 〇 2, 丨 〇 4, 丨 〇 6

448 4 ο 7 V. The description of the invention (28). Eight of the levels and methods that support Java application organization: 'Guided to the present invention via a hardware object management system ^ Thus, in a preferred embodiment of the two invention, the hardware object management system The machine operation is divided into "^^" and ^ ... 以 以 the request ^ because 9 daggers manage J ava in the hardware object management system. A w τ and Jav a. NE τ request the same ridge, the CPU can still It does not rely on continuous processing of instructions and instructions on it. Figure 9 is a diagram of the hardware object management system of the present invention. Management of the present invention

Java.AWT and java.NET requests. As mentioned above, these requests are composed of threads that operate on the basis of pseudo-machine operations. The object is being removed and retained. The Tauer and hardware object management system includes a queue 108 for receiving and storing object input / output requests. The above request may include: 1. Create a composite file 110; 1. Create a frame configuration 1 1 2; 1. Create a layout U4; 2. Create an identifier 1 1 6; 1. Create a text section 丨 1 8; And `` Create-a button 120. Liyi ^ ^ Processor 丨 5 〇 When allocating storage areas for objects, for example, before building work objects ^ f file objects 152, the objects are removed from {ning column. 140 provides a directory for storing instances 124. The total number of tags / instances that will be used 'to indicate the reference count in the JaVa virtual machine 126 When the reference count number for an instance is zero 142, the 44B407 of the object is stored. 5' Description of the invention (29) Storage The zone has been removed by a garbage collector (not shown). The work item list will also indicate that the particular instance is not in use28. Λ —The state of an object is stored in a state table 1 4 4. The status may include whether the object is in use, 46 ′ or the storage where the object is stored ^ has been removed and retained 1 4 8. FIG. 10 shows a block diagram of a java abstract window toolbox object supported by the present invention. The AWT Express organization connects to software-based Java AWT placeholders. The AWT express structure 1 5 4 itself can be broken down into two parts. Low-level execution is necessary to translate basic Java commands into what we display, and allows control of mouse / light pen / keyboard events, as well as updating windows and viewing planes. High-level executive lights are basically the remaining items of AWT plus features, such as including the fine drawing features that are u 丨 elements (buttons 'text sub-range' text section).

The Java virtual machine sends and receives data to and from the present invention using a set of commands (tasks) 156, 158. The Java programming language mainly relies on low-level objects. Therefore, the low-level register 158 includes objects that are extremely important for the execution of Java. In one embodiment of the invention, only low-level execution is performed. This embodiment greatly reduces the size and storage capacity requirements, and is advantageous for use in embedded systems. Low-level functions include basic window control, image drawing, and font control y. ^ L ^. The low-level objects supported by the preferred embodiment of the present invention include:-color model 2 1 0;-module 2 1 2;

4 ^ S 4 〇 7 V. Description of the invention (30) _ Composite file 2 1 4;-Image cropping filter 216;-Direct color change model 2 1 8;-Event 2 2 0;-Font 222;-Font size 224; -Frame 2 26;-Graphics 2 2 8;-Mesh pack compression 2 3 0;-Image 2 3 2;-Image screening 234;-Color model index 236;-Option module 238;-Pixel data Collector 2 4 0; and -RGB image filtering 24 2. The high-level registers 1 5 6 provide supplementary functions that can be arbitrarily executed in hardware. These high-level functions include a small portion of the standard GUI window, GUI configuration features, and storage media control objects. High-level objects supported by the preferred embodiment of the present invention include:-a border configuration of 160;-a button of 16 2;-a detailed check of 1 64;-a card configuration of 16;

Page 35 ^ 484〇7 V. Description of the invention (31)-Confirmation block 1 6 8; _Confirmation block group 1 7 0;-Confirmation block option 1 7 2;-Select 1 74;-Dialog box 1 7 6;- Information flow configuration 1 78;-Mesh package configuration 180;-Mesh configuration 1 82;-Identification symbol 184;-Directory 1 8 6;-Media tracker 1 8 8;-Menu 190;-Menu bar 1 9 2;-Option 1 9 4;-Polygon 1 9 6;-Rectangle 1 9 8;-Scroll bar 2 0 0;-Text range 2 0 2;-Text module 2 0 4;-Text section 2 0 6; and-Windows 208. Because the present invention uses hardware to represent the complete application structure, the present invention significantly omits the need for code quantity. For example, 0 0 P. Some parts of the application structure can be constructed by conventional applications, while others

V. Description of the Invention (32) The unique application of the application organization is hidden. However, in hardware implementation, there is no need to hide these organizational parts. It is more useful to omit redundant coding and execute only those software placeholders (s ◦ ftwarestub) that are publicly accessible and start tasks within the hardware ramp array. 0. Therefore, many Javas can be omitted in the present invention. Objects and levels organized by the application. An example of an omitted level is the Java. NET. Web interface input stream level of Nongyang Computer Corporation. This level is derived from Java. 10 · File Input Streams and adds a minimal amount of functionality to the original level. Therefore, the present invention can omit such redundant levels without causing loss of important functions. Figure 11 is a functional block diagram of the hardware implementation of the Java Abstract Window Toolbox according to the present invention. A thread including a java · AWT application organization example and method is uninstalled from the Java virtual machine 16 and reaches the hardware object management system 22 via the java. AWT software placeholder program, sofware stub) 50. The temporary benefit interface 64 monitors and synchronizes all inputs and outputs between the host and the hardware object management system. Object requests are received and stored until processed in the input / output request queue. The task processor 150 then directs each request to the hard drive, accelerating the gain by 250 °, and the Xuan accelerator includes a window / display system 252 and a light and shadow tracking engine 260. ir r ΐ 14 windows // page display system ′ system includes 帛 to manage the figure 2 generated by the present invention:-window official state 254. The configuration manager 256 manages the layering of the composite files in each map, and the module manager 2 5 8 manages the

44840 7 Five 'Invention (33) Modules in each synthesis file. The above-mentioned window / display system is degraded μ ^^ s ^ Λ / " ^ 82 '^ It is completed in the general graphics controller]: to the shirt tracking bow. The equivalent microcode. The hardware organized by the window / display system, application software, and the corresponding objects / methods are made and executed accordingly. Please use the set and map-driven mode. The light and shadow tracking engine 260 is used for τ y t 262, polygon reregulator? With ', said picture', for example, the object of the video reproducer ... the present technology ^ and the font reproducer 2 6 6 to create the requested types include; ==: ϊ :: 士! Understand ;, Bu: describe the drawing tool group "special needs and add it ... according to the support application Fireflight 2 Reproducer 262 receives and restores the compressed image data °, so it is here, and the image is now described. Polygonal second type, for example: :: i :: Image = acceleration. It can support the reproduction of pre-defined graphics, 2fi, ellipse, polygon, and rectangle. See the word ... 2 6 6 requests for displaying text. ^ Object execution simulation machine The server / window system (refer to Figure 12) appears after leaving "virtual rotation. It relies on the " commands on .K 'from the object execution mechanism (ie the operating system), and never receives commands directly from the software layer. Leisurely, Windows Feeders have no direct interface from the software layer. This is roughly equivalent to the way Java operates on! ^. —Generally, peer-to-peer objects are created to map external processors from the Java processor to the operating system. Translate

Page 38 ’4 4Q 4 Q7 V. Description of the invention (34) Request for resources. For Windows ' 9 5 / NTTM or any other modern operating system ' this means writing a standard Windows system that is either a C or a combination code call. The compiled code used in these operating systems forms the basic needs of the execution system. The window is controlled by the camp screen. Standard buttons, sliding blocks, and other operating system-based U windows are often used to simplify coding and enhance performance, and to provide a user interface with the host operating system. In Sun Development Computer's Java development tools, it is a function of calling a peer-to-peer interface, using a set of software-based level placeholders to map the functions between Java objects and compiled native code. . The invention does not strictly apply the concept of equivalence. In any case, the peer-to-peer, row is provided completely in the case of obstruction-level implementation, and is only accessible from its basis based on a specific integrated circuit function (ie, hard-coded) av a object. The significance of this is known from many perspective factors. First of all, in the register definition layer, it is easy to swap out peer-based drawing types, allowing regular or multiple U 丨 execution to be established. Secondly, in can be properly spaced into different regions suitable for hardware. = Is the difference between hardware and software. In software, a combination of logic functions should be established, while in AS I Cs, efficiency and reduction of ramp counts must be considered. In software, we can logically combine object-based = capabilities in a sequential manner. All view-based objects can be placed in one place, one organization = well coordinated. Things must be separated in hardware. One can u 'create an object implementation for each UI object in the window server. however,

Five 'invention notes (35) found that this was neither effective nor desirable. It should be noted that, if possible, the fineness should be sacrificed in order to minimize the ramp count, and a more attractive solution is shown in FIG. 12. It should be pointed out that in the implementation of this windowing system, only a few objects can be compared with the standard J a ν a " peer " object. They are quite different from peers in software-only implementations, because they support more abstract functional groups. A software implementation may assign a peer to each UI object (ie, a button, a slide block, a text module, etc.), while the present invention uses a single module peer to handle all module-related drawing requests. How to operate the light and shadow tracking engine The light and shadow tracking engine 5 1 1 then compresses all current drawing codes and provides a reproducer for the explanation of frames 5 1 2, graphics 5 1 3, modules 5 1 4 and program strings 5 1 5 /processor. The light and shadow tracking driver typically accesses these entities through memory references or via a fixed-size stream (30 bytes). The example includes a command byte that instructs the light and shadow tracking engine on which method the object should perform. When the light tracking engine receives an instance, it first decodes the object type being sent to one of the four supported objects. Once the object type is clarified, the parameters applicable to that particular object type are passed to the decoder. The above-mentioned execution method (for example, module: Tuday ()) is determined and the method can be executed at the same time. Drawing module example

Q4〇7 on page 40 'V. Description of the invention (36) For a module: picture (), the object is further interrogated to find the type of module to be displayed The area knows how to reproduce the type of small portion of the display-based window shown in FIG. 13. Once the light tracking engine detects that the module type is drawing, it asks the instance for information such as the window's small storage unit and size. The above modules are then reproduced on the screen. Because the objects are quite small, it is not possible to pass program strings within the scope of a module instance. This is the case. The fixed size of an example in the present invention is mostly 30 bytes, which may be smaller than the size of the program string itself. Therefore, before sending the current module to the light and shadow tracking engine, send the program string or at least quote the program string. The program string is accumulated by the light and shadow tracking engine. Streaming or referencing fixed byte objects containing string information is typically sent to the light tracking engine. The program string may be followed by another fixed program block containing another program string. Continuous passes are juxtaposed on the end of a program string until a module instance arrives. Once the module arrives, the accumulated stored program word _ is associated with it, and the module is then reproduced with its program string. In situations where the text may have very large program strings, the above combination is particularly necessary. It should be noted that in the final AS IC format, the above-mentioned combining process (refer to FIG. 14) includes accumulating pointers to the fixed program block, which contains the program string for reproduction instead of the combined program string itself. This is necessary because some modules may have large text

Page 41 '44Q4〇5' Description of the invention (37) For example, the text area on the traditional Jav a is mostly 3 2 kilobytes or larger. A text area is basically a text editing object. It is possible to arbitrarily reduce the type of the invention to a maximum number of characters, so that it can be effectively applied to equipment with only a small storage area. Once the module and its program word are reproduced, the program word itself is reset to zero, and it is ready for the next program string / module combination. Continued ~ Figure Graphic Example The graphic example is different from the module example. The graphic example is responsible for drawing low-level graphics primitives. In this respect, the module can drive this graphics primitive or even hundreds of graphics primitives, including lines, solid areas, and text, so that some of the drawings are like editable text areas. Graphic objects support a common type of basic element drawing. The drawing types shown in Figure 15 are supported by graphic objects in the light and shadow tracking engine. Graphical peering looks quite complicated in the light and shadow tracking engine, but it is actually much simpler than module peering. Graphics satisfy very low-level drawing, while modules usually combine a set of graphic drawing features into a single macro instruction as described in the previous paragraph. Drawing Frame Examples Frames are more straightforward to say what they do. When this is a level of frame peering, it draws a window on a particular type of screen. The window display type can be changed depending on the above implementation and can be supported

Page 42 '^ 4840 7 V. Description of the invention (38) A variety of personality types are supported. The situation is to summarize the overall association of the driver. But usually, the frame has a title bar, an icon image, and a functioning cursor type. The frames are formed in the same way as the modules and graphics behind the U I they contain. The J run frame is a synthetic file in standard Java implementation—it's because it's a bit like a frame element peer, and it's like any other object type. Then connect. As far as the light and shadow tracking engine is concerned, a window is just a special object with a direct set command. It draws a specific set of lines. It is very similar to the way a module works at this level. Wait. It represents the object 歹 丨 j. Figure 16 is a diagram of the ^ +. 7 丨 卞 B principle of the j a v a. A W T accelerator object according to the present invention.

μ seeks to wait in line in the execution of the driver 270 / Yu Shan & M 108 is waiting for processing. w 出 w 求 伫 When an object starts to work, it adds 1 〇 〇 for the object eye-cutting 丄 2 2. In Figure 16, the input / output queue request is green. A frame object 272 is created. When the frame was created %% 274 was added to the work item directory. The next object, 1 will then move the object m 'to the above input two: the event department. When the event is established, 2 7 8 is also added to the entry in the task ^ column. The remaining object work continues until the private reference count of the object Java virtual machine item is reduced to zero (see Figure 9 above). Objects can contain references to each other during this war. For example, "off" in the window range requires one of the buttons, and the text displayed according to the button is indicated by the window.疋 From the above?丨 Figure 7 is a display system based on java. AWT accelerator in accordance with the present invention.

Page 43 '4484〇 5. Description of the invention (39) System 2 5 2 Functional description. The hardware equivalent microcode for the J a v a. A W T application organization is completed in the general graphics controller 82. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the functions performed by the general-purpose graphics controller include:-creating a frame (ie, a window);-creating a module (ie, viewing);-transmitting image data to an image reproducer;- Transfer text to the font renderer;-Transfer shapes to the polygon renderer;-Allow selection (focusing) of frames and modules;-Actually delete frames and modules from the screen;-When viewing the daytime map method Move object layers back and forth when called; and-manipulate mouse and keyboard events with frames and module chains by pressing mouse and keyboard buttons. The functions performed by the window manager 2 5 4 include:-drawing to a window using a polygon drawing in a polygon renderer;-managing multiple windows so that they can overlap;-determining that an event has occurred in the frame, and notifying It may need to be updated for the appropriate configuration manager instance; and-monitoring the layered composite files in each frame. The window / display system also includes a configuration manager 256 and a module manager 258. The above-mentioned configuration manager belongs to (referenced) a frame and performs the following functions:-manages various layered composite files within the scope of a frame; and

Page 44 ’44 & 4〇7 ^ _________ V. Description of the Invention (4〇) Once it is determined that an event has occurred in the synthesis file, if necessary, instruct the synthesis file to be updated. The functions performed by the module manager include ...-managing layers of modules within the scope of a synthetic file; and-determining that an event has occurred in the core group and instructing the module to update if necessary. 11 1 8 is a figure of an embodiment of a Java grapefruit window toolbox window / compositing file / display example layering 290 according to the present invention. Frames 2 9 2 may contain one or more configuration / composition files 294, 296. Each synthesis file itself can contain one or more different types of modules. Fig. 19: Graphic of a Jav a. N E T object supported by the present invention. Writing tools are available to allow users to build Java.NET and Java. 10 basic design organizations 'objects and methods from existing NET / 10 basic design organizations 154' by assembling pre-existing modules. The Java.NET level 320 supported in the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: a data parsing information packet 324;-a data parsing virtual port 3 2 6; _ Hypertext Transfer Protocol Global Resource Locator (HTTPURL) Connection 328;-Internet address 3 3 0;-Multi-destination information packet virtual port 3 3 2;-Server virtual port 3 3 4;-Virtual port 336;

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Level 10 322 includes: Five 'invention description (41)-Virtual port execution 3 3 8;-Global resource locator (UR L) 3 4 0;-Global resource locator connection 3 4 2;-Global resource locator code器 3 4 4; and-Global Resource Locator Stream Handler 3 2 6. Jav a supported in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.-Slow charge zone input stream 348;-Slow charge zone output stream 3 5 0;-Byte array output stream 3 5 2;-Data input Stream 3 5 4;-Data output stream 3 5 6;-Line input stream 3 5 8;-Print stream 3 6 0;-<Generalization method> 3 6 2; and-<Generalization function &gt; 3 6 4. Eliminating a lot of extra support in the Java_ NET accelerator leads to loss of any network connection functionality. No, the functions of the Java. NET accelerator according to the present invention include the examples and methods of organizing Java. NET applications—graphics. The Java virtual machine U and the Java, NET software placeholder are two threads, from

Stub) 52 is offloaded to the hardware object management system 22. Temporary cry ^ Ware monitors and synchronizes all the inputs and rotations between φCPU 丨 丨 ^ 七 卄 扣 &quot; face 64% ^ m yk ^ on-board CPU62 and the above hardware object management system D τ

Java ’NET object requests are received and stored in rotation / output requests 伫

Page 46 ’44840 7 Fifth, the description of the invention (42) column 108 is waiting for processing. The task processor then directs each request to the hardware NET accelerator 370. The accelerator includes a network system 372 and a connection driver 3 8 2. The above connection driver uses, for example, network communication protocols such as [p 3 8 4, T C P / IP 3 8 6 ′, and U D P 3 8 8 to execute requests to establish, maintain, or terminate network connections. The microcode for the Jav a · n £ τ accelerator is completed in Network Control 3 7 4. The window / display system also includes a network inquiry machine 3 76, a virtual connection manager 3 78 and a stream manager 3 8 0. FIG. 21 is a functional illustration of the present invention inside a java. MET accelerator window / display system 372. FIG. The functions of the network controller 374 include: -Signal DNS query; -Signal network interface formation to allow multiple simultaneous network interfaces; -Perform network input and output; -Signal close network interface; and -Abstract layering The form operates through TCP and UDP protocols. The network controller can operate synchronously or asynchronously. The network query machine 3 7 6 completes the D N S review and reports the results to the network controller ^ The web interface manager 3 7 8 manages the web interface being used by the application. Four management items include opening or closing the connection to the web interface. The above-mentioned network interface manager also determines that an event has occurred in the synthesis file, and if necessary, notifies the synthesis file to update. When requested, ’the network interface status is transmitted to the above network controller. The stream manager 380 shuttles character / data stream-based rotation in or out through a TCP / IP or UDP connection. The above stream manager provides a different

Article 471 4484〇5. Description of the Invention (43) Selection of input / output streams used by applications. In addition, when requested, the stream manager converts the slow charge zone to a network controller. Although the invention has been described herein in accordance with a preferred embodiment, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that other applications may replace these statements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, regardless of the number of supporting application organizations, only one hardware object management system is required on the AS IC. However, in other embodiments, multiple hardware object management systems are provided. For example, when each hardware component has a specific hardware object management system, a separate hardware component can be provided for each supporting application organization, such as a block AS IC. The invention may be part of a computer system, or it may be part of a pluggable device, such as part of a PCI card. Those skilled in the art will be able to easily apply well-known programming techniques and equipment to construct the hardware and software required by the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be limited only by the scope of patent applications contained below. Component symbol comparison table: 10 hardware accelerator 12 J a v a application 14 Java applet 1 6 J a v a virtual machine 18 J a v a operating system

Fifty-eighth page of the invention description (44) 20 Software Object Management System 22 Hardware Object Management System 24 Java.NET Accelerator 26 Java Abstract Window Software Toolbox (AWT) 2 8 TCP / IP Storage Stack 30 Display / Frame Buffer / Keyboard / Mouse 3 2 Java Level Library

34 Java.AWT

36 Java.NET 3 8 Java. 10 4 0 2D drawing driver 42 Java.Lang 50 Java. AWT software S stub 52 Java. NET software stub 54 Java. 10 software stub Software stub 60 hardware accelerator

62 Host CPU 6 4 Register interface 7 4 Application driver 76 TCP / IP stacking 78 JPEG / GIF decoder 80 Graphics command generator 82 Graphics controller 84 Frame buffer embedded program

Page 49 'Page 4 ^ S4〇7 V. Description of the invention (45) 88 Memory 92 Sash buffer 94 Physical transmission 100 Multithreaded execution 102 Multithreaded execution 104 Multithreaded execution 106 Multithreaded execution 108 Input / output request Zai Li 122 Work Item Catalog 144 Status 150 Processing Benefits 160 Frame Configuration 162 Buttons 164 Detailed Inspection 166 Card Configuration 168 Confirm Box 170 Confirm Box Group 172 Confirm Box Options 174 Select 176 Dialog 178 Information Flow Configuration 180 Grid Package Configuration 182 Grid Configuration 184 Logo

Section 50 I 4484〇γ 5. Description of the Invention (46) 186 Table of Contents 188 Media Tracker 190 Menu 192 Select Early Block 194 Optional 196 Polygon 198 Rectangle 200 Scroll Bar 202 Text Violation 204 Text Module 206 Text Section 208 Color model 212 Module 214 Composite file 216 Image cropping selection 218 Direct color change model 220 Event 222 Font 224 Font size 226 Frame 228 Graphic 230 Mesh pack compression 232 image

Page 51 4 ^ 84〇7 V. Description of the invention (47) 2 3 4 Image screening 2 3 6 Color model index 238 Option module 2 4 0 Pixel data collector 242 RGB image screening 2 5 0 Hardware AWT accelerator 2 5 2 Window / Display System 2 5 4 Window Manager 2 5 6 Configuration Manager 258 Module Manager 2 6 0 Light Tracing Engine 2 6 2 Image Reproducer 2 6 4 Polygon Reproducer 2 6 6 Font Reproducer 2 70 Driver 2 72 Frame Object 2 7 6 Event Object 252 Window / Display System 2 54 Window Manager 2 5 6 Configuration Manager 2 5 8 Module Manager 2 9 0 Window / Composite File / Display Instance Hierarchy 292 Figure Box 2 94 Configuration / synthesis file

Page 52 44 ^ 4〇7 V. Description of the invention (48) 2 9 6 Configuration / synthesis file 320 Java. NET level 3 2 2 Java. 10 level 3 2 4 Data parsing information packet 3 2 6 Data parsing virtual connection璋 3 2 6 Global Resource Locator Stream Handler 3 2 8 Hypertext Transfer Protocol Global Resource Locator (HTTPURL) 3 3 0 Internet address connection 3 3 2 Multi-target message packet virtual port 334 Server virtual port 3 3 6 Virtual Port 338 Virtual Port Execution 3 4 0 Global Resource Locator (URL) 3 4 2 Global Resource Locator Connection 3 4 4 Global Resource Locator Encoder 3 4 8 Slow Charge Zone Input Stream 3 5 0 Slow charge zone output stream 3 5 2 byte array output stream 3 54 data input stream 3 5 6 data output stream 3 5 8 line input stream 3 6 0 print stream 3 6 2 generalization method 364 Generalized functions

Page 53 448407 V. Description of the invention (49) 370 Hardware NET accelerator 372 Network system 382 Connection driver 384 IP 386 TCP / IP 388 UDP 374 Network controller 376 Network inquiry machine 378 Virtual port manager 380 Stream manager 400 memory 401 memory controller / arbiter 402 object ID resolver 403 object locator 405 FIFOs 406 register interface program 407 register 408 decoder 409 register interface program 410 register interface Program 412 FIFOs 413 register 414 decoder 415 register interface program 4484 ο 7

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4484 0 7 VI. Scope of application for patent Application for nasal benefits it} 1 _ spoon = device for catching and running an object-oriented programming language processor, which includes 3 'users, yuan, and at least one application of the object-oriented programming language & amp A hardware accelerator of the formula, σ structure; and a software stub for connecting the hardware accelerator to the processor. Mind ... The device described in patent scope 1 of the application, the object-oriented programming language is Java. 3 '^ ^ The device described in Patent Scope 1 is a hardware object management system for managing the application rights, the structured examples, and the numerical status assigned to the examples. '4 According to the device as claimed in Patent Scope 1, the hardware accelerator includes: an input / output request queue for receiving and sequentially storing each of the instructions to be executed; for processing A task processor of the instruction; and a tracker for tracking the bow count to an instance and for removing a list of current objects that are not in use. '5. According to the device described in Patent Scope 1, the hardware accelerator implements a Java · AWT application program structure. 6. The device according to claim 5 includes: a window / display system; and—light and shadow tracking driver. 7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the window / display system includes: for creating frames and modules and for transmitting data to the light and shadow Page 57 4 ^ 〇4〇6. A general-purpose graphics controller for the patent application tracking driver;-a window manager for managing the frame;-for managing within the frame A configuration manager for a composite document hierarchy; and a module manager for managing a module hierarchy within the composite document. 8. According to the device described in patent application scope 1, the hardware accelerator implements the J a v a. N E T and J a v a. I 0 application program structures. 9. The device according to claim 8 includes: a window / display system; and a connection driver. 10. The device according to claim 9 of the application for patent, the window / display system comprises:-a network controller sensitive to the hardware object management system, the network controller implements a Java. NET structure equivalent Microcode, wherein the network controller operates as an abstraction layer through a protocol supported by the connection driver;-a network query mechanism for performing DNS lookups and for transmitting report results to the network controller; -A network interface manager for managing a network interface used by an application; and-a stream manager for inputting and outputting data to and from a space through a link supported by a network protocol. 1 1. According to the device described in the patent application scope 1, the hardware accelerator is configured as a part of an application specific integrated circuit. 44 ^ 4〇 Shen Qing Patent Scope 12 Contains a device for accelerating a processor running a Java programming language, including a hardware accelerator for presenting at least one Java application structure; and: an example and allocation of an application structure A hardware object management system with a number of states for the example, the hardware object management system 23 is used to receive and sequentially store each of the instructions of the instruction to be executed, an input / output request queue A task processor for processing the instructions, and a current object directory for tracking reference counts to an instance and for removing unused instances; and for connecting the hardware object management system to the process Software placeholder. 3. According to the device described in the patent application range 12, the hardware accelerator implements a Java. AWT application program structure. 4. The device according to the scope of patent application 13, including: a window / display system; and a 4 ^ ^ 'FREE / if Nine Shadows tracking driver. 5. According to the jealousy% described in the scope of the application for patent 14 ... the magic winter. The display of the ，, the window / display bar,-for the device in the synthetic document. -A link for creating frames and tracking drivers for managing the frames-for the framer; and a module and a graphics controller for transferring data; a window manager for frames ; Within the management of the synthetic document hierarchy management module hierarchy to the light and shadow configuration management 2. The application of the hardware accelerator in the scope of Shenjing patent 1 6. According to the oath of application patent scope 12, Java. NET and java · 10 application application 'place 1 · According to the application patent scope 16 &quot; Installed structure. —Window / display system; and a series of devices including: 1 8. According to the dream area described in the scope of the application for patent 7 and formula 15 includes: the window / display system-the hardware object management system Minlu controller implements Java. NET structure I 1 network controller 'the network network controller runs through the micro-code by the remote i: 仏 where the abstraction layer operates; the power-supported protocol is- A network query mechanism for performing DNS lookups and used to report the news agency controller; α heart fruit to the above network-used to manage the eight managers used by applications; and the network interface interface of the- For the streaming manager of data supported by the protocol. Ό Ό 返 Backspace input and output 1 9. According to Duncheng as described in the application patent scope 12 as an application specific integrated electrical follower, the hard The body accelerator structure is slightly-part. 2〇.-A kind of method used to accelerate the operation of the object to process the crying half of the 50 s, it includes the following steps: Li Yin Wan Juyi using a hardware accelerator to complete at least one of the described物 # β L, · item ¥ 向 应Program structure app structure; and - take off clothes with soft placeholder formula (s〇ft ware s.tub) said hardware accelerator coupled to the processor. Page 60 6. Scope of patent application 2 1. According to the method described in patent application scope 2 ¢), the object-oriented programming language is J a v a. 2 2. The method according to the scope of patent application 20 includes the steps of managing an instance of the application program structure and a numerical state assigned to the instance using a hardware object management system. 2 3. According to the method described in the scope of patent application 20, the steps of implementing at least one application program structure include the following steps:-receiving and sequentially storing the instructions in the input / output request of each instruction to be executed In the queue;-processing the instructions in the task processor; and-tracking the reference count to an instance with the current object catalog and removing unused instances. 24. According to the method described in the scope of patent application 20, the hardware accelerator implements a J a v a. A W T application program structure. 25. The method according to claim 24 includes the following steps: creating and displaying windows and views with a window / display system; and drawing the windows and views on a display screen with a light and shadow tracking driver. 2 6. The method according to the scope of patent application 25 includes the following steps:-providing a universal graphics controller for creating frames and modules and transmitting data to the light and shadow tracking driver;-providing a window manager For managing the frames;-providing a configuration manager for managing a composite file hierarchy within the frames; and-providing a module manager for managing a module hierarchy within the composite files Page 61 44 &amp; 4〇? 6, the scope of patent applications. 27 According to the method described in the scope of patent application 20, the hardware accelerator implements Java. NET and Java. 10 application program structures. 2 8. The method according to the scope of patent application 2 7 includes the following steps. Use a window / display system to create and display windows and views; and use a contact program to manipulate the network connection. 2 9. The method according to the scope of patent application 2 8 includes the following steps.-Provide a network controller that is sensitive to the hardware object management system, and the network controller implements a Java. NET structure equivalent Microcode, in which the network controller operates as an abstraction layer through the protocol supported by the connection driver;-providing a network query mechanism for performing DNS lookups and for transmitting results to the network A controller;-using a network interface interface manager to manage a network interface used by the application; and-using a stream manager to return air-to-air and output data through a link supported by the protocol. Rain 30_ According to the method described in the scope of application patent 20, the hardware accelerated crying constitutes a part of the application-specific integrated circuit. 'Scoop 3 1. According to the method described in the patent application scope 22, the hardware object management system provides the object ID D s to return to the σ sub-calling system, and jl yell may be a variable bit length. Original document 3 2. According to the method described in the scope of patent application 22, the hardware object system can accept the object I from the calling system for identification: Yan J said object 7 // η. 6. The patent application scope identifies each object, the method further includes the following steps:-storing the base object ID in the base reference register and associating the base object ID with the idle object positioning unit ; And-referencing all further object IDs to the base reference register to associate the object ID with an object location unit. Page 63