Patents by Inventor Sharon H. Yu

Sharon H. Yu 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).

  • Cache control method and system for mixed streaming and non-streaming data
    Patent number: 6606717
    Abstract: The present invention may be embodied in a cache control method for caching disk data in a disk drive configured to receive commands for both streaming and non-streaming data from a host. A lossy state record is provided for memory segments in a cache memory. The lossy state record allows hosts commands to be mixed for streaming and non-streaming data without flushing of cache data for a command mode change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon H. Yu, Gary K. Laatsch, Quoc N. Dang