System and method for storing performance-enhancing data in memory space freed by data compression
US6981119B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/6028
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A memory system may use the storage space freed by compressing a unit of data to store performance-enhancing data associated with that unit of data. For example, a memory controller may be configured to allocate several of storage locations within a memory to store a unit of data. If the unit of data is compressed, the unit of data may not occupy a portion of the storage locations allocated to it. The memory controller may store performance-enhancing data associated with the unit of data in the portion of the storage locations allocated to but not occupied by the first unit of data.
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