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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
May. 01, 2012
Applicants:
Kazunori Arakawa, Aichi, JP;
Tetsuya Egawa, Aichi, JP;
Hidekazu Adachi, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7209 (2013.01);
Abstract
Different block management values that sequentially increase are set for a plurality of blocks to indicate active states of the blocks. For example, a first block management value '$1111' is stored in a first block, and a second management value '$1112' is stored in a second block. Thus, even when more than one block is in an active state, an updated value is read from the block that stores a larger block management value. This allows for the true updated value to be read.