Patent ID: 7076511
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of releasing the memory associated with a set of objects that have a hierarchical tree relationship, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of: creating the set of objects that have the hierarchical tree relationship; allocating memory for each object, wherein memory associated with an object at the top of the hierarchical tree relationship is a heap and memory associated with the rest of the objects in the hierarchical tree relationship are subheaps of the heap, and the step of allocating further comprises allocating the heap for the object at the top and allocating the subheaps of the heap for the rest of the objects in the hierarchical tree relationship; maintaining data that defines a relationship between the memory for each object; wherein the data reflects the organization of the hierarchical tree relationship; receiving a request to release memory associated with an object; and in response to receiving the request,