Patent ID: 7616505

Claim:
A method of reading non-volatile storage, comprising: reading a second non-volatile storage element in response to a request to read a first non-volatile storage element; storing data read from said second non-volatile storage element in a set of data latches; storing a first indication that said data in said set of data latches is from said second non-volatile storage element; performing a plurality of sense operations for a particular state to read said first non-volatile storage element, each sense operation corresponding to different data that may be stored in said set of data latches for said second non-volatile storage element; replacing said data from said second non-volatile storage element in said set of data latches with predetermined data for said particular state if said first non-volatile storage element is conductive during a particular one of said sense operations that corresponds to said data stored in said set of data latches from said second non-volatile storage element and if said indication that said data is from said second non-volatile storage element is present in said set of data latches; and replacing said first indication with a second indication that said predetermined data in said set of data latches is from said first non-volatile storage element if said data from said second non-volatile storage element is replaced.