Patent ID: 6105039
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for managing data access to at least one resource of a computer system, said method comprising:allocating an area in computer readable memory for an original handle database containing at least one reference handle;issuing a new handle to a consumer when said consumer requires access to at least one of the resources;associating said issued handle with said resource requiring access by assigning a unique value to said issued handle;verifying that said issued handle is valid;dereferencing said verified handle in constant time into a pointer to said resource requiring access;releasing issued handles and deeming their respective handle values as being unassigned for handles that are no longer required by consumers and classifying said released handles as invalid; andwherein said method generates and validates handles for providing efficient management and administration of consumers' access to resources in computer systems.