Method and apparatus for managing access to a file...

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2005-09-13

2008-03-25

Bataille, Pierre-Michel (Department: 2186)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Memory configuring

C711S112000, C711S202000, C707S793000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07350049

ABSTRACT:
Techniques for managing access to a file allocation table in an external storage device are disclosed. According to one aspect of the techniques, an accelerated apparatus, as an interface, is provided between an external storage and a device (or a host processor thereof). The accelerated apparatus comprises a center controlling unit, a FAT storage sector calculating unit, a FAT storage sector accessing unit, a buffer and a result storing unit and configured to manage the access to the FAT so that the host process is freed up to perform other tasks.

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