Apparatus and method for storing file allocation table efficiently in memory
US5715455A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 18, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99956
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing system, such as a personal computer, contains a file allocation table that is stored in memory in a packed format. During initialization, file allocation tables stored on an external storage device are "packed" and stored in a region of memory and subsequently "unpacked" during a read operation.
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