Method and device for storing data
US12287731B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7209
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for storing data includes receiving a message to perform garbage collection on a first block of blocks included in a storage apparatus, and, based on the message, performing garbage collection on the first block by storing valid data that is stored in the first block into a second block according to a level of the first block among plural levels. A level of the second block among the plural levels is not lower than the level of the first block.
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