Electronic device and save data recording method

US9003147B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9003147-B2
Application numberUS-201213605047-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 6, 2012
Priority dateDec 14, 2011
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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A virtual capacity acquisition unit acquires a size of virtual capacity of a save data area from an application. A storage capacity acquisition unit acquires a size of save data of the application. A writing control unit prohibits the application from writing the save data exceeding the virtual capacity in a recording device. A free space acquisition unit acquires a size of free space of the recoding device, and the writing control unit prohibits the writing of save data whose size is larger than that of the free space.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic device comprising: an execution unit configured to execute an application; a first acquisition unit configured to acquire from the application an upper limit value declared by the application, the value indicating a size of virtual capacity of a save data area, the size of virtual capacity being a maximum data amount of save data of the application that the application limits itself to the storage of; a second acquisition unit configured to…

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What does patent US9003147B2 cover?
A virtual capacity acquisition unit acquires a size of virtual capacity of a save data area from an application. A storage capacity acquisition unit acquires a size of save data of the application. A writing control unit prohibits the application from writing the save data exceeding the virtual capacity in a recording device. A free space acquisition unit acquires a size of free space of the re…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sakai Masaharu, Iino Yoichiro, Tanaka Shinichi, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/0608. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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