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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Cornwell, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher P. Dudte, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nir Jacob Wakrat, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 12/0253 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1016 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7211 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and processes may use a host and an external host. The host may be a portable device that includes a memory, a memory controller, and a communication interface for communication with the external host. The portable device may receive a command signal from the external host and initiate a predetermined amount of wear leveling in response to the command signal.