Patent ID: 7689795
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for operating an integrated circuit module, comprising: enabling an application to access files stored in volatile memory, nonvolatile read/write memory and nonvolatile read only memory, the volatile memory, the nonvolatile read/write memory and the nonvolatile read only memory being implemented as part of an integrated circuit module, wherein the enabling comprises exposing a common set of functions that enable the application on the IC module and one or more applications located outside the IC module to directly access the files stored in the volatile memory, the nonvolatile read/write memory and the nonvolatile read only memory; maintaining a persistent directory in the integrated circuit module that specifies memory regions in which the files are stored; and identifying, by way of the persistent directory, whether a file is stored in the volatile memory, the nonvolatile read/write, or the nonvolatile read only memory.