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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
May. 18, 2001
Yong Peng Chng, Singapore, SG;
Aik Chuan Lim, Singapore, SG;
Patrick Tai Heng Wong, Singapore, SG;
Chew Boon Toh, Singapore, SG;
Steven Tian Chye Cheok, Singapore, SG;
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of storing values that involves splitting each value into a n-bit value and an overflow value, and storing, in a main table, the n-bit values in order of increasing magnitude of the values. For each overflow value, the position of the smallest n-bit value is stored in an overflow table. To retrieve a value, the position of the corresponding n-bit value is compared to the positions stored in the overflow value to determine the overflow value of the n-bit value. The actual value is then obtained from the n-bit value and its overflow value.