Mar
19
Linked Lists patented
Filed Under Bizarre, Technology
Wow, somebody actually patented a standard linked list?
Abstract
A computerized list is provided with auxiliary pointers for traversing the list in different sequences. One or more auxiliary pointers enable a fast, sequential traversal of the list with a minimum of computational time. Such lists may be used in any application where lists may be reordered for various purposes.Patent number: 7028023
Filing date: Sep 26, 2002
Issue date: Apr 11, 2006
Inventor: Ming-Jen Wang
Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
Primary Examiner: John Breene
Secondary Examiner: Cheryl Lewis
Attorney: Cochran Freund & Young LLP
Source: Linked list - Google Patents
