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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2008
Tara Astigarraga, Tucson, AZ (US);
William E. Atherton, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Michael E. Browne, Staatsburg, NY (US);
Tara Astigarraga, Tucson, AZ (US);
William E. Atherton, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Michael E. Browne, Staatsburg, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are a method, electronic device, and computer readable medium for determining an end-of-life stage of the flash memory. The method includes detecting at least one life cycle event associated with a flash memory residing on an electronic device. A counter that is associated with the life cycle event is then incremented. Based on the counter, a total number of occurrences for the one life cycle event is determined. The total number of occurrences for the at least one given threshold is also determined. A current life cycle stage of the flash memory is identified based at least in part on determining if the total number of occurrences exceeds at least one given threshold. The life cycle stage is associated with the at least one given threshold. A user is then notified of the life cycle state of the flash memory.