Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Storage device with opportunistic address space
- Patent Title (中): 存储设备具有机会地址空间
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Application No.: US11638614Application Date: 2006-12-13
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Publication No.: US07958331B2Publication Date: 2011-06-07
- Inventor: Sami Iren , Erik Riedel
- Applicant: Sami Iren , Erik Riedel
- Applicant Address: US CA Scotts Valley
- Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
- Current Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Scotts Valley
- Agency: Westman, Champlin & Kelly, P.A.
- Agent Alan G. Rego
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00
Abstract:
A data storage device comprises storage media including physical data blocks. The data storage device comprises a storage circuit. The storage circuit compresses a user data block into a compressed user data block before storing the compressed user data in one of the physical data blocks, leaving an unused block portion of the physical data block. The data storage device comprises a remapping circuit that remaps the unused block portion to an opportunistic block address. The data storage device comprises a circuit that stores data in the unused block portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080148004A1 Storage device with opportunistic address space Public/Granted day:2008-06-19
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