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Error Detection/correction And Fault Detection/recovery > Data Processing System Error Or Fault Handling > Reliability And Availability > Fault Recovery > By Masking Or Reconfiguration > Of Memory Or Peripheral Subsystem > Isolating Failed Storage Location (e.g., Sector Remapping) Isolating Failed Storage Location (e.g., Sector Remapping)Isolating Failed Storage Location (e.g., Sector Remapping) patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.10/11/07 - 20070240014 - Storage subsystem and information processing system According to the invention, techniques for detecting and recovering from errors occurring in disk drive subsystems having a controller and drive units connected by a fibre channel loop. Specific embodiments can provide storage subsystems, methods and apparatus for use in information processing environments, for example. Embodiments can determine when each ... 10/04/07 - 20070234113 - Path switching method Provided is a computer system including at least one host computer; and at least one storage system, characterized in that: the storage system has a disk drive and a disk controller, and provides a storage area of the disk drive as at least one logical unit; upon detecting a failure ... 10/04/07 - 20070234112 - Systems and methods of selectively managing errors in memory modules System and methods of selectively managing errors in memory modules. In an exemplary implementation, a method may include monitoring for persistent errors in the memory modules. The methods may also include mapping at least a portion of the memory modules to a spare memory cache only to obviate persistent errors. ... 07/26/07 - 20070174681 - Stored memory recovery system Various embodiments of systems and methods for preserving saved memory states to which a computer system can be restored are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the systems and methods intercept write operations to protected memory locations and redirect them to alternate memory locations. Embodiments of the systems and methods include creation ... 07/26/07 - 20070174680 - Method for patching built-in code in read only memory The invention discloses a patching method to correct the built-in code in read only memory (ROM), which loads the patching address stored in an external storage device and the patching content into a register and a RAM respectively. When the executing sequence reaches the patching address in the ROM, the ... 07/26/07 - 20070174679 - Method and apparatus for processing error information and injecting errors in a processor system A method and apparatus are disclosed for injecting errors in the functional units of a processor system, and for observing non-injected errors that occur in those functional units. A local error handler layer provides error injection for the various functional units at a local level. A global fault isolation register ... 07/26/07 - 20070174678 - Apparatus, system, and method for a storage device's enforcing write recovery of erroneous data An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a storage device's enforcing write recovery of erroneous data. The storage device enforces write recovery leading to a reassignment and re-write for the defective data block by the storage controller at a subsequent write opportunity with a usual write without verify command. ... 07/12/07 - 20070162784 - Information recording medium, recording apparatus and method for an information recording medium, reproducing apparatus and method for an information recording medium computer program for controlling record or reproduction, and data structure including co An information recording medium (100) is provided with: a user data area (108) for recording therein record data; a plurality of temporary defect management areas (104, 105) for temporarily recording therein defect management information (120) which is a basis of defect management for a defect in the data area; and ... 05/03/07 - 20070101189 - Storage apparatus, and control method and program A rewrite verify processing unit rewrites read data on a sector requiring the number of times of retry equal to or more than a predetermined number of times during a process of reading a medium, and then perform a verify read. A rewrite verify managing unit records the sector processed ... 04/26/07 - 20070094534 - Rram memory error emulation A method for verifying the functionality of a repair system of configurable memory that functions to replace memory that fails predetermined tests with unused memory that passes the tests. The method includes the steps of providing a matrix comprising a plurality of reconfigurable memory blocks, providing an emulation system, generating ... 04/05/07 - 20070079173 - Method and apparatus of recording data in the optical recording medium The present invention relates to a recording medium and apparatus and method for managing a defective area of the recording medium. According to an embodiment, the method includes (a) determining whether there is an available replacement block in a spare area and a found defective block is controlled by a ... 03/29/07 - 20070074070 - Repairable block redundancy scheme A scheme for block substitution within a flash memory device is disclosed which uses a programmable look-up table to store new addresses for block selection when certain input block addresses are received. The new addresses are loaded into a programmable fuse latch each time an address transition is detected in ... 03/22/07 - 20070067672 - Method and apparatus of recording data in the optical recording medium The present invention relates to a recording medium and apparatus and method for managing defective areas in the recording medium. According to an embodiment, the method includes (a) reading a defect management information recorded on a defect management area, the defect management information including second information specifying a location of ... 03/22/07 - 20070067671 - Method and apparatus of recording data in the optical recording medium A recording medium and apparatus and method for managing defective areas are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method includes: (a) determining whether or not a real time recording is required; and (b) controlling a recording operation based on the determination such that (i) a defective block found during real ... 09/14/06 - 20060206756 - Method and apparatus for managing disc defect using temporary dfl and temporary dds including drive & disc information disc with temporary dfl and temporary dds A write once disc includes a defect management area that is present in at least one of a lead-in area and a lead-out area; a temporary defect management area that is present in at least one of the lead-in area and the lead-out area; and a drive & disc information ... 09/14/06 - 20060206755 - Method and apparatus for managing disc defect using temporary dfl and temporary dds including drive & disc information disc with temporary dfl and temporary dds A write once disc includes a defect management area that is present in at least one of a lead-in area and a lead-out area; a temporary defect management area that is present in at least one of the lead-in area and the lead-out area; and a drive & disc information ... 08/31/06 - 20060195719 - Mutli-layered information recording medium, reproduction apparatus, recording apparatus, reproduction method, and recording method A multi-layered information recording medium comprising a plurality of recording layers, a user data area for recording user data, provided in at least two of the plurality of recording layers, and a defect list storing area for storing a defect list. When at least one defective area is detected in ... 08/31/06 - 20060195718 - Mutli-layered information recording medium, reproduction apparatus, recording apparatus, reproduction method, and recording method A multi-layered information recording medium comprising a plurality of recording layers, a user data area for recording user data, provided in at least two of the plurality of recording layers, and a defect list storing area for storing a defect list. When at least one defective area is detected in ... 08/31/06 - 20060195717 - Mutli-layered information recording medium, reproduction apparatus, recording apparatus, reproduction method, and recording method A multi-layered information recording medium comprising a plurality of recording layers, a user data area for recording user data, provided in at least two of the plurality of recording layers, and a defect list storing area for storing a defect list. When at least one defective area is detected in ... 08/24/06 - 20060190765 - Method and system for correcting errors in read-only memory devices, and computer program product therefor A system for correcting errors in read-only memory devices by means of memory patches, wherein patch data is used as read data in the place of erroneous data stored at a given location in the memory. The system includes a processing core, such as an ARM processor, adapted to perform ... 08/24/06 - 20060190764 - System for providing an alternative communication path in a sas cluster The present invention is directed to a system and method for supporting an alternative peer-to-peer communication over a network in a SAS cluster when a node cannot communicate with another node through a normal I/O bus (Serial SCSI bus). At startup, driver may establish the alternative path for communication but ... 05/18/06 - 20060107104 - Patching device for a processor A code patching device is provided for use with a processor having a read-only memory which stores instruction code and a further memory for storing patch code. A plurality of patch address registers each store an address, in the read-only memory, at which a patch is to be performed. A ... 04/13/06 - 20060080572 - Set associative repair cache systems and methods The present invention facilitates scaling of memory devices and operation thereof by employing a set associative repair cache system to correct or repair identified faulty memory cells. A repair cache region router 602 compares a repair region portion of a memory address to repair cache regions to identify a matching ... 02/16/06 - 20060036905 - Method and related apparatus for verifying array of disks When receiving a verification command for verifying a part of the disk array, each of the disks of the disk array are simultaneously verified such that a part of the disk array practically verified is larger than the part assigned to be verified in the verification command, and verification results ... 02/02/06 - 20060026460 - Bit map write logging with write order preservation in support of asynchronous update of secondary storage A method for maintaining a bit map of data writes, the method including associating each of a plurality of bit groups in a bit map with a different one of a plurality of segments of a data storage device, where each of the bit groups includes a plurality of bits, ... 01/26/06 - 20060020849 - Method of restoring source data of hard disk drive and method of reading system information thereof A method of restoring source data if the source data written in a system region of a hard disk drive and mirror data, which is a copy of the source data, are both damaged, in which the source data is read on a sector basis and error-free sectors and error-generated ... 12/29/05 - 20050289389 - Storage device employing a flash memory A semiconductor disk wherein a flash memory into which data is rewritten in block unit is employed as a storage medium, the semiconductor disk including a data memory in which file data are stored, a substitutive memory which substitutes for blocks of errors in the data memory, an error memory ... 12/22/05 - 20050283657 - Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device capable of flexibly relieving a defect of a memory and suppressing an access delay and an increase of a power consumption caused by defect relieving is provided, wherein an access to a first memory portion is made by referring to an address transformation table stored in ... 12/22/05 - 20050283656 - System and method for preserving a user experience through maintenance of networked components A system and method are provided for preserving a user experience by maintaining a network component. The method includes continuously monitoring the network component for an abnormality. Upon detecting an abnormality, the method includes querying the network for resources. The method additionally includes implementing alternative network resources to compensate for ... 10/27/05 - 20050240809 - Configuring cache memory from a storage controller Disclosed are a storage controller, and a method of operating a storage controller, for interfacing between host systems and a storage devices system. The storage controller includes a first cluster including a first processor and a first cache, and a second cluster including a second processor and a second cache. ... 09/22/05 - 20050210319 - Optical recording medium, method of managing defective area thereof, recording method thereof, and recording/reproducing apparatus thereof The present invention provides a method of managing a defective area of an optical disc recordable at high speed, recording/reproducing method thereof, and recording/reproducing apparatus thereof, by which an accurate decision of the defective area is provided. Moreover, as optimal recording speed is applicable to re-recording in a specific section, ... 09/15/05 - 20050204187 - System and method for managing blocks in flash memory A flash memory controller is disclosed. The flash memory controller includes a processor for executing at least one operation and arbitration logic coupled to the processor. Data from the arbitration logic allows the processor to perform the at least one operation for a flash memory device. In one aspect of ... 09/01/05 - 20050193242 - Apparatus and method to rebuild an nvs image using cache data A method to rebuild an NVS image is disclosed. The method provides information to a first cluster of an information storage and retrieval system, and writes that information to a non-volatile storage device disposed in a second cluster. Upon losing utility power to all or part of the information storage ... 07/28/05 - 20050166088 - Storage device employing a flash memory A semiconductor disk wherein a flash memory into which data is rewritten in block unit is employed as a storage medium, the semiconductor disk including a data memory in which file data are stored, a substitutive memory which substitutes for blocks of errors in the data memory, an error memory ... 06/30/05 - 20050144517 - Systems and methods for bypassing logical to physical address translation and maintaining data zone information in rotatable storage media Information relating to the translation of logical block addresses to physical addresses of rotatable storage media can be written to memory or cached. For example, a cache entry can identify a recently requested logical block address, a corresponding physical address, and a range of non-defective sectors. Information such as a ... 06/30/05 - 20050144516 - Adaptive deterministic grouping of blocks into multi-block units The present invention presents techniques for the linking of physical blocks of a non-volatile memory into composite logical structures or “metablocks”. After determining an initial linking of good physical blocks into metablocks, a record of the linking is maintained in the non-volatile memory where it can be readily accessed when ... 06/16/05 - 20050132251 - Method for handling data, data storage system, file system and computer program product In a file system and in particular in a real-time file system it might not be possible to write a data to disc completely. Nevertheless the data that has been written to disc is often still useful, for example in case of an MPEG-stream. Marking parts of the file defective ... 06/02/05 - 20050120266 - Memory device with sector pointer structure A pointer structure on the storage unit of a non-volatile memory maintains a correspondence between the physical and logical address. The controller and storage unit transfer data on the basis of logical sector addresses with the conversion between the physical and logical addresses being performed on the storage unit. The ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |