Patent ID: 7076627
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving multiple read requests from a first processor and a second processor; prioritizing the multiple read requests; issuing a first prioritized read request to a non-volatile memory device; subsequent to issuing the first prioritized read request, issuing a second prioritized read request to the non-volatile memory device prior to receiving bits from the non-volatile memory device for the first read request, wherein the second prioritized read request can access all memory locations in the non-volatile memory device; receiving a first set of bits from the non-volatile memory device corresponding to the first read request and a second set of bits corresponding to the second read request, as an uninterrupted stream of data; and transmitting the bits corresponding to the first read request and the second read request to the first processor and the second processor based upon the determined priority.