Patent ID: 6793143
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
A data carrier having a processor device (10), a communication device (11) for exchanging data with an external unit, and a memory device (12) containing at least one application program and an interpreter unit (15) for reference-oriented execution of the application program, wherein the application program is structured in class files (22) each having a library section (25) whose entries (46) contain invariable elements of the interaction context required during execution of the code forming the class file (22),wherein the library section (25) of each class file (22) of said application program is structured in a sequence of equally long segments (50) each comprising a predetermined number of bytes, wherein each entry (46) in the library section (25) comprises a given number of segments (5), wherein each entry includes a first segment having a position defined by a number of segments that precedes the entry in said sequence, and wherein the position of the first segment of each entry (46) within the byte sequence serves as a reference for the entry.