Storage device estimating a completion time for a storage operation
US8117415B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3447
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage device or system provides to a host processor an estimation of a completion time of a storage operation. The completion time may be based on the duration of automatic storage operations, which are not administered by the host processor. The storage device includes a non-volatile memory and a controller. The storage system includes: a storage device having a non-volatile memory; and a controller module. The controller or controller module estimates the completion time of a storage operation and provides to the processor the estimated completion time before the storage operation completes.
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