Patents by Inventor Chris C. Lin

Chris C. Lin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Memory system with file level secure erase and operating method thereof
    Patent number: 10403369
    Abstract: An apparatus of a memory system and an operating method thereof include: a plurality of memory devices, wherein each of the plurality of memory devices includes a plurality of blocks, each of the plurality of blocks has multiple pages corresponding to multiple wordlines, respectively; and a memory controller coupled with the plurality of memory devices, wherein the memory controller is configured to determine an overhead of an erase block where a deleted file resides therein, perform file level secure erase operation on the erase block in accordance with at least the overhead, and mark target pages corresponding to the deleted file as “trimmed” in a logic block address (LBA) table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Chris C. Lin
  • MEMORY SYSTEM WITH FILE LEVEL SECURE ERASE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180108419
    Abstract: An apparatus of a memory system and an operating method thereof include: a plurality of memory devices, wherein each of the plurality of memory devices includes a plurality of blocks, each of the plurality of blocks has multiple pages corresponding to multiple wordlines, respectively; and a memory controller coupled with the plurality of memory devices, wherein the memory controller is configured to determine an overhead of an erase block where a deleted file resides therein, perform file level secure erase operation on the erase block in accordance with at least the overhead, and mark target pages corresponding to the deleted file as “trimmed” in a logic block address (LBA) table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventor: Chris C. LIN
  • System and method for performing online backup and restore of volume configuration information
    Patent number: 7831769
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods are disclosed for performing online backup and restore of volume configuration information. In some embodiments, a method involves receiving a request to restore a volume configuration and, in response to the request, writing volume configuration information to a storage device. The volume configuration information includes a first disk signature, which identifies the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Symantec Operating Corporation
    Inventors: Tianyu Wen, Chris C. Lin, Ronald S. Karr
  • System and method for performing online backup and restore of volume configuration information
    Patent number: 7310704
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods are disclosed for performing online backup and restore of volume configuration information. In some embodiments, a method involves receiving a request to restore a volume configuration and, in response to the request, writing volume configuration information to a storage device. The volume configuration information includes a first disk signature, which identifies the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Symantec Operating Corporation
    Inventors: Tianyu Wen, Chris C. Lin, Ronald S. Karr