Patent ID: 6697928
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: G06F,G11C,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for storing first and second files in a memory device, the method comprising:(a) connecting a memory device to a data storage device, wherein the memory device comprises a memory array that is logically organized into a plurality of blocks, each block comprising a plurality of lines, and wherein the data storage device comprises a file system; (b) allocating a set of blocks for a first file; (c) storing the first file in the set of blocks, wherein the first file only partially fills one of the blocks; (d) determining a set of available lines in the block that is partially filled with the first file; and (e) storing a second file in the set of available lines of the block that is only partially filled with the first file; wherein (b) and (d) are performed by the file system in the data storage device and not by a component in the memory device.