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Controlling memory usage in systems having limited physical memory

  • US 20050021917A1
  • Filed: 08/17/2004
  • Published: 01/27/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/1997
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling memory usage in a computer system having limited physical memory, wherein one or more application programs execute in conjunction with an operating system, the method comprising:

  • setting a plurality of memory thresholds; and

    the operating system wielding, at increasingly critical memory thresholds, correspondingly increasing control over the one or more application programs to reduce memory usage.

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