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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2000
Hiromi Kubota, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideaki Omura, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
File control apparatus adapted to be operatively connected to a host device for controlling a plurality of memory devices includes a cache memory for storing data blocks sent to or retrieved from the at least one memory device by the host. A control unit controls data transfer between the memory devices and the cache memory. A continuous data information generating device is included for generating continuous data information indicating whether the data blocks from the same memory device are updated continuously The control unit stores the continuously updated data blocks from the same memory device back to that same memory device as a single data block in accordance with a least recently used (LRU) scheme.