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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10025664 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2015

Selective buffer protection

Applicant:

Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);

Inventors:

Darin Edward Gerhart, Oronoco, MN (US);

Nicholas Edward Ortmeier, Rochester, MN (US);

Yasunobu Suginaka, Rochester, MN (US);

Assignee:

WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorneys:

Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

Steven Versteeg

Primary Examiner:

Thien Nguyen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/1076 (2013.01); G06F 3/064 (2013.01); G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/0629 (2013.01); G06F 3/0656 (2013.01); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1052 (2013.01);
Abstract

A data storage device may include a volatile memory device and a controller. The volatile memory device may include a plurality of sections. The controller may be configured to cause data to be stored to a section of the volatile memory device. The controller may also be configured to apply data protection to the data in response to determining that the data comprises a first type of data. The controller may also be configured to refrain from applying data protection to the data in response to determining that the data comprises a second type of data.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Gerhart, Darin. (2018). Selective buffer protection (U.S. Patent No. 10025664). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10025664

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