Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Control technique
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-30
2005-08-30
Sparks, Donald (Department: 2186)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Control technique
C711S156000, C709S215000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06938140
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for replacing an original linear object with an updated linear object. In a flash memory or other memory device storing groups of data objects, in replacing a linear object with an updated linear object of the same size, the present invention overwrites the original linear object in the same memory space as the original version. As a result, updating the data requires erasing and writing of the block of flash memory cells where the data object is stored. A copy of the original linear object is stored so that the original version of the linear object is available for undoing the update and/or facilitating recovery if the updated linear object becomes corrupted.
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Louie Roger
Wong Wanmo
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Micro)n Technology, Inc.
Peugh Brian R.
Sparks Donald
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