Patents by Inventor Melody B. Caron

Melody B. Caron 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).

  • Patent number: 10296427
    Abstract: An embodiment for operation of an emulated electrically erasable (EEE) memory system includes a memory controller configured to identify a first quick record of a stack of quick records as a present record, wherein the stack of quick records are stored in a non-volatile portion of memory, the first quick record has a quick record status identifier (ID) that indicates the stack of quick records has not been qualified, determine a record status of a next record after the present record in the non-volatile portion of memory, and in response to a determination that the next record has a blank record status ID: update the next record from the blank record status ID to the quick record status ID, wherein the blank record status ID indicates that the next record is part of the stack of quick records, and qualify the present record using the plurality of program steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross S. Scouller, Melody B. Caron, Jeffrey C. Cunningham
  • Publication number: 20180004616
    Abstract: An embodiment for operation of an emulated electrically erasable (EEE) memory system includes a memory controller configured to identify a first quick record of a stack of quick records as a present record, wherein the stack of quick records are stored in a non-volatile portion of memory, the first quick record has a quick record status identifier (ID) that indicates the stack of quick records has not been qualified, determine a record status of a next record after the present record in the non-volatile portion of memory, and in response to a determination that the next record has a blank record status ID: update the next record from the blank record status ID to the quick record status ID, wherein the blank record status ID indicates that the next record is part of the stack of quick records, and qualify the present record using the plurality of program steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: ROSS S. SCOULLER, MELODY B. CARON, JEFFREY C. CUNNINGHAM
  • Patent number: 9792191
    Abstract: A method of operating an emulated electrically erasable (EEE) memory system includes entering a quick write mode for a predetermined amount of time, upon detection of imminent power loss of the EEE memory system. A first write request is received immediately subsequent to entering the quick write mode, where the first write request includes a first address of an emulated memory of the EEE memory system and associated first data to be written at the first address. A first new record is created in non-volatile memory of the EEE memory system during the quick write mode, where the first new record includes the first address, the associated first data, and a blank record status identifier. The first new record is updated to have a quick record status ID, in response to a determination that record data of the first new record passes verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross S. Scouller, Melody B. Caron, Jeffrey C. Cunningham
  • Publication number: 20170052859
    Abstract: A method of operating an emulated electrically erasable (EEE) memory system includes entering a quick write mode for a predetermined amount of time, upon detection of imminent power loss of the EEE memory system. A first write request is received immediately subsequent to entering the quick write mode, where the first write request includes a first address of an emulated memory of the EEE memory system and associated first data to be written at the first address. A first new record is created in non-volatile memory of the EEE memory system during the quick write mode, where the first new record includes the first address, the associated first data, and a blank record status identifier. The first new record is updated to have a quick record status ID, in response to a determination that record data of the first new record passes verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: ROSS S. SCOULLER, Melody B. Caron, Jeffrey C. Cunningham