Patents by Inventor ROBERT LYNN HORN

ROBERT LYNN HORN 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).

  • Mapping system selection for data storage device
    Patent number: 10013174
    Abstract: A plurality of mapping systems are maintained for mapping logical addresses for data stored in a Data Storage Device (DSD) to physical addresses for locations in at least one memory of the DSD that store the data. Data is received from a host for storage in the at least one memory, and the received data is stored in a location in the at least one memory. A mapping system is selected from the plurality of mapping systems for mapping the received data based on information provided by the host for the received data or based on information determined by the controller for the received data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Lynn Horn
  • MAPPING SYSTEM SELECTION FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170090754
    Abstract: A plurality of mapping systems are maintained for mapping logical addresses for data stored in a Data Storage Device (DSD) to physical addresses for locations in at least one memory of the DSD that store the data. Data is received from a host for storage in the at least one memory, and the received data is stored in a location in the at least one memory. A mapping system is selected from the plurality of mapping systems for mapping the received data based on information provided by the host for the received data or based on information determined by the controller for the received data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventor: ROBERT LYNN HORN