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2006-06-20

2006-06-20

Moazzami, Nasser (Department: 2187)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

C711S005000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07065608

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an apparatus for recording data, including a storage unit (4) for reading out management information stored in the flash memory (2) to store read out management information, an updating unit (7) for updating management information stored in the storage unit (4), a management information writing unit (3) for writing management information updated by the updating unit (7) to the page being a unit in writing data to the flash memory (2), and a control unit (7) for controlling the management information writing unit (3) so that, when the management information writing unit (3) writes updated management information to a page of the flash memory (2), a block which is different from a block including a page in which management information just before updating is written is selected, and updated management information is written to a vacant page of thus selected block.

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