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Method and apparatus for managing access to a file allocation table

US7350049B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

VIMICRO CORPORATION · CN

Inventors

Xiaoqiang Li · Beijing, CN
Jun Wang · Village of La Jolla, US
Chuanen Jin · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 13, 2005
Grant date	Mar 25, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 5, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S707/99956
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for managing access to a file allocation table in an external storage device are disclosed. According to one aspect of the techniques, an accelerated apparatus, as an interface, is provided between an external storage and a device (or a host processor thereof). The accelerated apparatus comprises a center controlling unit, a FAT storage sector calculating unit, a FAT storage sector accessing unit, a buffer and a result storing unit and configured to manage the access to the FAT so that the host process is freed up to perform other tasks.

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