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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Byoungik Kang, Seoul, KR;
Jinyoung Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Heesub Shin, Yongin-si, KR;
Seungwook Lee, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0608 (2013.01); G06F 3/061 (2013.01); G06F 3/064 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01); G06F 12/023 (2013.01); G06F 2212/401 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are a memory compression method of an electronic device and an apparatus thereof. The method for compressing memory in an electronic device may include: detecting a request for executing the first application; determining whether or not the memory compression is required for the execution of the first application; when the memory compression is required, compressing the memory corresponding to an application in progress in the background of the electronic device; and executing the first application.