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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2003
Applicants:

Stephen J. Kelly, Marion, IA (US);

Michael Dant, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Inventors:

Stephen J. Kelly, Marion, IA (US);

Michael Dant, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Assignee:

Intermec IP Corp., Everett, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 30/00 (2006.01); G11B 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of operating a device having at least one solid-state memory and at least one spinning media memory for storing data includes from time-to-time, determining whether the device is in motion; and in response to determining that the device is not in motion, transferring frequently accessed data between the spinning media memory and the solid-state memory. An apparatus for use with a device includes at least one solid-state memory; at least one spinning media memory; and a controller configured to transfer frequently accessed data between the spinning media memory and the solid-state memory when the device is not in motion.


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