Patents by Inventor JUNHONG WENG

JUNHONG WENG 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).

  • Method for using bad blocks of flash memory
    Patent number: 8732519
    Abstract: A method is provided for using bad blocks in flash memory. The method includes placing in a replacement area of the flash memory a special bad block that meets a “still usable” condition from the bad blocks of the flash memory. The method also includes receiving a use request for using the special bad block in the replacement area to store user data, writing the user data into the special bad block, and determining whether the user data is successfully written into the special bad block. Further, the method includes placing the special bad block back into the replacement area for a next use request when it is determined that the user data is not successfully written into the special bad block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Yingtong Sun, Junhong Weng
  • METHOD FOR USING BAD BLOCKS OF FLASH MEMORY
    Publication number: 20120060054
    Abstract: A method is provided for using bad blocks in flash memory. The method includes placing in a replacement area of the flash memory a special bad block that meets a “still usable” condition from the bad blocks of the flash memory. The method also includes receiving a use request for using the special bad block in the replacement area to store user data, writing the user data into the special bad block, and determining whether the user data is successfully written into the special bad block. Further, the method includes placing the special bad block back into the replacement area for a next use request when it is determined that the user data is not successfully written into the special bad block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: NATIONZ TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: YINGTONG SUN, JUNHONG WENG