The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2003
Ming-nen Liang, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Chee-kong Awyong, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Ming-Nen Liang, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Chee-Kong Awyong, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Phison Electronics Corp., Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A method of writing data to a flash memory for efficiently managing the flash memory is provided. According to the method of the present invention, a page or a block can be selected as a unit for writing data to the flash memory. When a host, for instance, computer, card reader, cellular phone and alike, process the step of writing data into the flash memory, the volume of data is calculated for determining the time and frequency of moving and erasing data for both page and block as a unit. Based on the above result, the most appropriate method of writing data is selected to substantially improve speed of the writing process and also to reduce the frequency of erasing steps in order to extend the service life of the flash memory.
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile