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Patent No.:

US 7478217 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009

Filed:

Apr. 07, 2006
Applicant:

Sung-ching Lin, Taipei, TW;

Inventor:

Sung-Ching Lin, Taipei, TW;

Assignee:

MediaTek Inc., Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu Hsien, TW;

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

A method of storing files in a data storage device includes dividing a storage medium of the data storage device into identically sized storage units having a predetermined size, and indicating a status of each storage unit and relating chains of storage units storing a same file in a file allocation table on the storage medium; grouping the storage units into a plurality of groups having a predetermined number of adjacent storage units; assigning a file size classification when creating a file to be stored on the storage medium, the file size classification corresponding to an estimated amount of data in the file to be stored on the storage medium; and allocating at least one of the groups of adjacent storage units for storing the file if the file size classification is greater than a predetermined value.


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Lin, Sung-Ching. (2009). Method of storing both large and small files in a data storage device and data storage device thereof (U.S. Patent No. 7478217). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7478217

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