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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Nikolai Vyssotski, Austin, TX (US);
Allen C. Wynn, Round Rock, TX (US);
John Hentosh, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Inventors:
Nikolai Vyssotski, Austin, TX (US);
Allen C. Wynn, Round Rock, TX (US);
John Hentosh, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell Products, LP, Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/04 (2006.01); G06M 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 16/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of using a counter stored in flash memory includes providing a base value field, a selector field, and a plurality of increment fields. The base value field represents a base value for the counter, and the selector field indicating a first increment field of the plurality of increment fields. The method further includes changing a bit of the first increment field from an erased value to a written value to indicate a change in a value stored in the counter.