Storage apparatus and controlling method for data transmission based on control information

US9047232B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9047232-B2
Application numberUS-201113227772-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 8, 2011
Priority dateSep 17, 2010
Publication dateJun 2, 2015
Grant dateJun 2, 2015

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A storage apparatus includes a storage medium configured to store data and a control unit configured to control access to the storage medium. The control unit includes first storage configured to store data to be stored in the storage medium, a second storage configured to store data, a control information generator configured to generate control information indicating a storage state of the data in the first storage and a transfer controller configured to control transfer of the data stored in the first storage to the second storage on the basis of the control information generated by the control information generator when the supply of power to the control unit is stopped.

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What is claimed is: 1. A storage apparatus comprising: a storage medium configured to store data; and a control unit configured to control access to the storage medium, wherein the control unit includes: a first storage configured to store data to be stored in the storage medium; a second storage configured to store data; a control information generator configured to generate control information indicating a storage state of the data in the first storage; and a transfer c…

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What does patent US9047232B2 cover?
A storage apparatus includes a storage medium configured to store data and a control unit configured to control access to the storage medium. The control unit includes first storage configured to store data to be stored in the storage medium, a second storage configured to store data, a control information generator configured to generate control information indicating a storage state of the da…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cho Emi, Hanaoka Yuji, Uchida Atsushi, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F11/1441. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 02 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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