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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5559978 | Method for increasing the efficiency of a virtual memory system by selective compression of RAM memory contents A method and system for increasing the efficiency of a virtual memory operating system is provided. In hardware assisted virtual memory, paging systems the preferred embodiment reduces the need for paging to or from non-memory devices by compressing and c... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5543822 | Method for increasing the video throughput in computer systems A method and system for increasing the throughput of video input and output operations in a computer system is provided. In a memory mapped video environment the preferred embodiment increases the speed of video access by redirecting the video I/O to syst... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5371871 | System for swapping in and out of system memory TSR programs by trapping interrupt calls for TSR and simulating system interrupt A method for the allocation of RAM memory space in a microcomputer environment allows for one or more terminate and stay resident (TSR) or other programs to be stored on a remote memory device in a way that preserves their accessability. The method includ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5167030 | System for dynamically allocating main memory to facilitate swapping of terminate and stay resident communication program to increase available memory space A method for the allocation of RAM memory space in a microcomputer environment allows for one or more terminate and stay resident (TSR) or other programs to be stored on a remote memory device in a way that preserves their accessability. The method includ... | 11/24/1992 |
