Patent ID: 8520459
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for storing data into a memory, comprising: providing the data desired to be written into the memory, wherein the data comprises a plurality of data records; providing a memory space of the memory for storing the data; and performing a data-writing step to write the data into the memory, wherein the data-writing step comprises: determining if all of the values of the data records are cleared values to provide a first determined result; determining if the data matches a characteristic of erasing unit of the memory to provide a second determined result, wherein the erasing unit is the smallest unit for performing a data erasing operation of the memory, and the data erasing operation is faster than a data writing operation for the erasing unit; and performing the data erasing operation instead of the data writing operation to erase contents of the memory space to complete the data-writing step for writing the data into the memory when both the first determined result and the second determined result are yes.