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Method and apparatus of memory management

US7103729B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 26, 2002
Grant dateSep 5, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/1845
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus to free at least a portion of memory space of a memory device from at least a portion of a stored data block, wherein the freeing is based on the block sequence number of the stored data block and a quality indicator value related to at least a portion of the stored data block. The apparatus may include a receiver to receive at least the portion of the data block transmitted according to an error correction scheme.

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