Patent ID: 8341503
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: G06F,H03M

Abstract:
1. A method of storing data in a memory, wherein the memory is partitioned into a plurality of zones, and wherein each zone is associated with a respective redundancy level with which data is to be stored in the zone, the method comprising: receiving data to be stored in the memory; associating a redundancy level with the data; locating a first zone of the plurality of zones within the memory such that the redundancy level associated with the first zone matches the redundancy level associated with the data; storing the data in the first zone; and subsequent to the data being stored in the first zone, in response to a change in the redundancy level associated with the data stored in the first zone, wherein the change in the redundancy level associated with the data is based at least in part on a length of time that the data is stored in the first zone.