Patents Examined by Refinald Bragdon
  • Patent number: 8554986
    Abstract: Disclosed is a flash memory controlling method and controlling device. The flash memory controlling method including calculating a cost for each of available block recycling schemes based on a multi-block erase function when the multi-block erase function is supported, the multi-block erase function being a function that simultaneously erases data stored in a plurality of blocks of a flash memory and selecting at least one scheme from among the available block recycling schemes based on the calculated cost, and managing at least one block using the at least one method selected from among the available block recycling schemes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: OCZ Technology Group Inc.
    Inventors: Jongmin Lee, Donghee Lee, Hanmook Park
  • Patent number: 8478959
    Abstract: A method and system for protecting content in graphics memory are disclosed. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method, which includes the steps of storing a first privilege level in a privilege map with restricted access, wherein the first privilege level is associated with a memory page used to store the content; and determining whether to permit a request to access the memory page based on the first privilege level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventor: David Wyatt