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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2004
Jakke Mäkelä, Turku, FI;
Marko Ahvenainen, Ruutana, FI;
Jakke Mäkelä, Turku, FI;
Marko Ahvenainen, Ruutana, FI;
Spyder Navigations, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
This invention provides a method to operate a terminal (), as well as a terminal that operates in accordance with the method. The method includes, in response to initiating a data write operation with a non-volatile memory device (), activating a sensor () that is capable of detecting that the terminal is falling; during the write operation, monitoring the sensor to determine if the terminal is falling and, if it is determined that the terminal is falling, terminating the write operation and executing a non-volatile memory shutdown procedure, else, if it is determined that the terminal is not falling, completing the write operation and deactivating the sensor.