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Dynamic addressing for variable track length cache memory

CA 1253627 A · Owner: Storage Technology Corporation · Inventors: Brown, Paul B.; Whitney, Bradley E.; Swiatek, Paul

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A data storage system includes a host computer and magnetic disk units of diverse types. A solid state cache memory stores data records at addresses which are generated by a microprocessor in the cache manager. These addresses include a beginning of track address and an end of track address which span a frame having enough memory locations to store an entire track for a particular type of disk unit.

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  • Granted May 2, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 2, 2006.
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FiledNovember 8, 1983
GrantedMay 2, 1989
Term endedMay 2, 2006
Patent numberCA 1253627 A
Classification (IPC)G06F9/00 +2 more

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19841987199019931996199920022005Application filedNov 8, 1983Patent grantedMay 2, 1989Term endedMay 2, 2006

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