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Apparatus and method for generic data conversion

  • US 6,658,625 B1
  • Filed: 04/14/1999
  • Issued: 12/02/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • at least one processor;

    a memory coupled to the at least one processor;

    a data description residing in the memory, the data description describing a current data type of at least one data element that is of the current data type, wherein the data description is configurable to accommodate changes from the current data type of the at least one data element to a different, application-compatible, data type; and

    a data convertor residing in the memory, the data converter responsive to a specific immediate request from an application for the at least one particular data element in memory, the application requiring the at least one particular data element to be expressed in the different, application-compatible, data type, the data convertor using the data description to convert only the at least one particular requested data element, the data converter configured to use a single conversion from the current data type to the different, application compatible, data type.

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