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Methods, apparatus, and product for distributed garbage collection

  • US 6,327,596 B1
  • Filed: 07/27/1999
  • Issued: 12/04/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for managing objects performed by at least one processor comprising:

  • sending a request to access an object, including a reference corresponding to the object and indicating a period of time for which access to the object is requested;

    receiving a response to the request indicating a period of time for which access to the object on a nonexclusive basis is permitted;

    determining whether the period for which access to the object has been permitted is about to expire; and

    providing a notification that the period for which access to the object has been permitted is about to expire.

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