Patent ID: 11907573
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. An apparatus for performing background maintenance operations on a memory array of a SD Card, the apparatus comprising:
means for determining a first duration of a host transfer between a memory array and a host device;
means for determining a second duration of a sector host transfer of a plurality of sector host transfers;
a means for determining a throttle delay based on the first duration and the second duration;
means for performing one or more data transfer support operations based on the determined throttle delay;
means for determining a third duration of the one or more data transfer support operations performed during the host transfer;
means for determining an overhead time for the host transfer based on the first duration and the third duration;
means for determining an amount of time available for background operations based on the overhead time;
means for receiving a read command from the host device; and
means for executing the read command;
means for performing the background maintenance operations on the memory array during execution of the read command received from the host device and based on the amount of time available for background operations that is determined.