Hardware Virtual Machine Interpreter Logic for Cloud Processing Overhead

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Solution Overview

Problem

The three-level architecture involving virtual machine interpreters in cloud-based systems results in significant overhead and processing delays due to the need for software interpretation of programming languages, which adds computational expenditure to user requests.

Innovation Solution

Implementing programming language interpreter logic directly in hardware components, such as processors, to eliminate the need for separate virtual machine interpreters and enable direct execution of source code, thereby reducing the processing overhead.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a virtual machine interpreter is implemented as software on top of an operating system, then programming languages can be interpreted and executed, but significant overhead and processing delays occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprogramming language interpretation capabilityVSAvoidrequest processing time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the software-based virtual machine interpreter with a hardware component that directly executes programming language instructions. This substitution of mechanical/software system with a hardware system eliminates the overhead of software interpretation layers, directly resolving the time loss contradiction while maintaining programming language interpretation capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The hardware component is designed to interpret and execute multiple programming languages (e.g., Ruby, Perl, Python) directly, providing universal language support at the hardware level. This multi-functionality maintains the adaptability benefit while removing the need for separate software interpreters for each language, thereby reducing processing time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If a three-level architecture with virtual machine interpreter is used, then applications can run on generic hardware, but computational expenditure and overhead increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication compatibilityVSAvoidcomputational expenditure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the virtual machine interpreter functionality directly into the hardware component, eliminating the separate software layer. This consolidation reduces the number of processing layers from three to two, decreasing computational overhead and energy expenditure while maintaining application compatibility through the hardware's ability to execute multiple programming languages.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

By replacing the software-based interpreter with a hardware component, the system reduces computational expenditure. The hardware component performs interpretation and execution functions that previously required multiple software layers, thereby reducing energy consumption while preserving application compatibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Adaptability or versatility

If software interpretation is used to execute programming languages, then flexible language support is provided, but processing speed decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprogramming language supportVSAvoidexecution speed

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The patent substitutes software interpretation with hardware-based execution. The hardware component is designed to directly execute instructions from multiple programming languages at hardware speed, eliminating the interpretation overhead that slows down software-based execution while maintaining flexible language support.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The hardware component is segmented into specialized units that can handle different programming language instructions. This segmentation allows the hardware to maintain adaptability across multiple languages while executing each language's instructions through optimized hardware pathways, thereby improving execution speed without sacrificing language support flexibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS9594578B2Hardware implementation of a virtual machine interpreter

Publication Date: 2017.03.14 RED HAT INC

AI summary

Methods and systems for implementing “virtual machine” interpreters in a hardware component. The virtual machine interpreter may be implemented in the hardware component (e.g., a processor) by configuring the hardware component to include programming language interpreter logic. The hardware component is configured to include multiple logic gates and arrays representing a hardware-based implementation of a virtual machine interpreter.