Patent ID: 8635507

Claim:
A memory system, comprising: a memory including a plurality of cells; wherein, to perform a writing operation to store user data among the plurality of cells of the memory, the memory system further comprises a pilot generator module configured to select between i) a first scheme by which pilot data is to be stored, along with the user data, among the plurality of cells of the memory and ii) a second scheme by which the pilot data is to be stored, along with the user data, among the plurality of cells of the memory, wherein the second scheme is different from the first scheme, and wherein the pilot data comprises a known predetermined sequence; a multiplexer module configured to combine the pilot data and the user data in accordance with the selection of the first scheme and the second scheme; and a write module configured to write the pilot data and the user data, as combined by the multiplexer module, among the plurality of cells of the memory.