METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREATING AND USING PRE-INTERNALIZED PROGRAM FILES

摘要

A device ( 45 ) receives new program files ( 46 ) and uses pre-internalized images to avoid having to internalize a program file every time that program execution occurs. In one embodiment, a software Virtual Machine ( 50 ) in the device functions to implement the pre-internalization. Once the program files are pre-internalized to create images that are stored in a permanent memory ( 56 ) of the device, the images may subsequently be executed without having to perform a pre-internalization operation. Additionally, use of dynamic memory ( 52 ) is reduced in connection with subsequent program execution and execution time of new program files is reduced.