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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/08 (2016.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/1027 (2016.01); G06F 13/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 12/1027 (2013.01); G06F 13/28 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7201 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7203 (2013.01);
Abstract
To secure flexibility of the memory extension area which is secured on the memory of the host computer and used by the memory controller. [Solution] A controller memory stores data corresponding to an area allocated to a memory in a memory controller configured to control the memory. An access control unit allocates a partial area of the controller memory to a host memory in a host computer and uses the areas as a memory extension area. The extension area managing unit performs management so that a size of the memory extension area in the host memory is changeable.