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Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014

Filed:

Jul. 11, 2012
Applicants:

Hyun-chul Park, Ansan-si, KR;

Kyung-ho Kim, Seoul, KR;

Sang-mok Kim, Seoul, KR;

O-tae Bae, Daegu, KR;

Dong-gi Lee, Yongin-si, KR;

Jeong-hoon Jeong, Yongin-si, KR;

Inventors:

Hyun-Chul Park, Ansan-si, KR;

Kyung-Ho Kim, Seoul, KR;

Sang-Mok Kim, Seoul, KR;

O-Tae Bae, Daegu, KR;

Dong-Gi Lee, Yongin-si, KR;

Jeong-Hoon Jeong, Yongin-si, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0608 (2013.01); G06F 12/0253 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 3/0641 (2013.01);
Abstract

A storage device includes a data storage having first and second storage areas corresponding to different physical addresses. First data are stored in the first storage area. The storage device further includes a first memory that stores a reference count associated with the first data, and a controller that rearranges the first data from the first storage area to the second storage area in response to a change in the reference count of the first data.


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