Virtual small block file manager for flash memory array

Details Virtual small block file manager for flash memory array Virtual small block file manager for flash memory array

1995-10-31

1999-11-16

Lintz, Paul R.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

707200, 711103, 711202, G06F 1730

Patent

active

059874783

ABSTRACT:
A file system created in a flash EEPROM memory array including a first data structure for file entries, the file entries being arranged serially for access, each file entry pointing to one of a plurality of second data structures; a plurality of second data structures for file information entries, each file information entry of the second data structure pointing to data in one file, each file information entry of the second data structure being arranged serially for access and pointing to data entered in a file; and a plurality of data entries each pointed to by a file information entry of one of the second data structures.

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