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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2003
Yasutomo Matsuba, Ibaraki, JP;
Satoru Yamauchi, Ibaraki, JP;
Yasutomo Matsuba, Ibaraki, JP;
Satoru Yamauchi, Ibaraki, JP;
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An information storage and retrieval system () and method for operating same has a host device () and an information storage device (), which includes mass data storage means (), such as a DVD, a DVD RAM, CD-ROM, alone, or in combination. The information storage device () includes a cache memory () for holding data as it is being written to the mass data storage means (). The host device () is connected to the cache memory () to control a size of the cache memory that can be utilized to hold the data to be written to the mass data storage means (), to control, for instance, the flush, seek, busy, and/or overhead times of the information storage device ().