Abstract: An operating unit for arrangement on a steering wheel in a motor vehicle includes a plurality of operating elements of a first functional group and a plurality of operating elements of a second functional group. The operating unit also has a relief-like main body having a central plateau, an upper bevel and a lower bevel, wherein the operating elements of the first functional group are arranged in the central plateau and the operating elements of the second functional group are arranged in the upper bevel and the lower bevel.

Abstract: A control unit for arrangement on a steering wheel in a motor vehicle includes a main body with a central plateau, an L2 operating element which is designed to activate a driver assistance system having a degree of automation corresponding to the SAE level 2, and an L3 operating element which is designed to activate a driver assistance system having a degree of automation corresponding to the SAE level 3. The control unit is characterized in that the L2 operating element is recessed with respect to the central plateau and in that the L3 operating element is raised in the manner of a relief with respect to the central plateau.

Abstract: A flash-memory system is organized into a plurality of blocks and a plurality of pages in each block, each page having 2N data locations and K spare locations. At least one page in the memory has 2M user data sectors and each sector has 2N-M+L locations therein. Because L is at least 1 but less than 2N-M, user data is stored in the spare memory locations. By storing user data in spare locations that were previously off-limits to user data, enterprise-sized sectors can be efficiently stored in flash memories with little wasted memory, thereby making flash-memory systems compatible with existing hard-drive storage systems in enterprise system applications.

Abstract: A flash-memory system is organized into a plurality of blocks and a plurality of pages in each block, each page having 2N data locations and K spare locations. At least one page in the memory has 2M?1 user data sectors and each sector has 2N-M+L locations therein. Error-correction code (ECC) data related to the user data is calculated and stored in at least the 2M user data locations unused by the 2M?1 user data sectors. Because L is at least 1 but less than 2N-M (N>M), at least a portion of one user data sector is stored in the spare memory locations. Additional locations in each page are available to allow for the ECC data to have additional redundancy bits added per sector, thereby making the flash memory system more robust and reliable.

Abstract: A flash-memory system is organized into a plurality of blocks and a plurality of pages in each block, each page having 2N data locations and K spare locations. At least one page in the memory has 2M?1 user data sectors and each sector has 2N?M+L locations therein. Error-correction code (ECC) data related to the user data is calculated and stored in at least the 2M user data locations unused by the 2M?1 user data sectors. Because L is at least 1 but less than 2N?M (N>M), at least a portion of one user data sector is stored in the spare memory locations. Additional locations in each page are available to allow for the ECC data to have additional redundancy bits added per sector, thereby making the flash memory system more robust and reliable.

Abstract: A flash-memory system is organized into a plurality of blocks and a plurality of pages in each block, each page having 2N data locations and K spare locations. At least one page in the memory has 2M user data sectors and each sector has 2N-M+L locations therein. Because L is at least 1 but less than 2N-M, user data is stored in the spare memory locations. By storing user data in spare locations that were previously off-limits to user data, enterprise-sized sectors can be efficiently stored in flash memories with little wasted memory, thereby making flash-memory systems compatible with existing hard-drive storage systems in enterprise system applications.