Method and system for file system management using a flash-erasable, programmable, read-only memory
CA 2325812 C · Owner: Microsoft Corporation · Inventors: Rajagopalan, Sriram; Krueger, William J.
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A method and system for memory management of a block-erasable flash-EProm. The system comprises a FEProm manager and a file system. The FEProm manager manages memory allocation and deallocation of the FEProm. The file system is a hierarchical directory system and uses the FEProm manager to allocate and deallocate memory. In a preferred embodiment the FEProm manager or the , Present invention provides for allocation of free space deallocation of , allocated space, and reclamation of deallocated space in a block-erasable FEProm. Each block of the FEProm contains a block allocation structure data , regions, and free space. The block allocation structure contains an allocation array which …
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- Filed January 29, 1993 and granted December 18, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 29, 2013.
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