US 6,983,318 B2
Cache management method and system for storing dynamic contents
Ronald P. Doyle, Raleigh, N.C. (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Jan. 22, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/767,237.
Prior Publication US 2002/0099807 A1, Jul. 25, 2002
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/273 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 709—223 37 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing a cache associated with a computer device in a computing environment, the method comprising the steps of:
associating each of a plurality of cached contents in the cache with generation information corresponding to a level of resources used to create that cached content, said generation information including a generation cost of each cached content; and
managing the cache based on the generation cost of each cached content.