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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.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan James Goss, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Mark Allen Gaertner, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Michael Joseph Steiner, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 12/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/061 (2013.01); G06F 3/0649 (2013.01); G06F 3/0655 (2013.01); G06F 3/0685 (2013.01); G06F 3/0688 (2013.01); G06F 12/0238 (2013.01); G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 12/0653 (2013.01); G06F 3/0643 (2013.01); G06F 2212/261 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for managing data in a memory. In accordance with some embodiments, a data object is stored in a first non-volatile tier of a multi-tier memory structure. A metadata unit is generated to describe the data object, the metadata unit having a selected granularity. The metadata unit is stored in a different, second non-volatile tier of the multi-tier memory structure responsive to the selected granularity.