Patent SG-11201907062X-A (SG)
Title: Methods and apparatuses for copying a data page in an unmanaged flash memory device
Inventor: REDDY NIKHILESH
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2018-02-02
Abstract: WO 18/1696 19 A2 100 FIG. 1 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 20 September 2018 (20.09.2018) WIP0 I PCT 011101 VIII VIII °nolo VIII Immo imio (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/169619 A2 (51) International Patent Classification: GOOF 13/16 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/016582 (22) International Filing Date: 02 February 2018 (02.02.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 15/461,470 16 March 2017 (16.03.2017) US (71) Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED [US/US]; Attn: International IP Administration, 5775 Morehouse Dri- ve, San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US). (72) Inventors: REDDY, Nikhilesh; 300 Liberty Avenue, Apt. #912, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 (US). BABU, Benish; Qualcomm Incorporated, 5775 Morehouse Dri- ve, San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US). PATRICK, Richard; Qualcomm Incorporated, 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US). (74) Agent: OLDS, Mark E. et al.; Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C., 4000 Legato Road, Suite 310, Fairfax, Virginia 22033 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). = (54) Title: METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR COPYING A DATA PAGE IN AN UNMANAGED FLASH MEMORY DEVICE 01 (57) : The present disclosure provides methods for copying a data 1 page in a flash memory device using a flash memory controller. A method may comprise receiving, at the host flash controller, a copy command from a host processor, in response to the copy command, transmitting a read command to the unmanaged flash memory storage device via a bus, wherein the read com- mand indicates particular data, receiving the particular data from the unman- aged flash memory storage device via the bus, storing the particular data in a data buffer included in the host flash controller, and transmitting to the unman- aged flash memory storage device, via the bus, a write command to write the particular data. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/169619 A2 MIDIOHOMBEFIE1111111111111111111111111111111101111111111111111111 Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(11)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: without international search report and to be republished upon receipt of that report (Rule 48.2(g))