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Data storage system storing data of varying block size

US6467021B1 · kind B1 · utility

125Cited by
5References
22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 1, 1998
Grant dateOct 15, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0656
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data system comprising a store (10), a memory (12), a user interface (32) and a memory controller (24) where the memory is used to buffer all data transferred between the user interface and the store, the system being characterized in that the memory controller copies data directly between the store and the memory, whereas the memory controller re-organizes data when the data is transferred between the memory and the user interface.

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