Samsung Assigned Eleven Patents

Data storage devices
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea, has been assigned a patent (10,002,905) developed by Park, Jongsoon, Suwon-si, Korea, Kim, Sang-Kuk, Kim, Jong-Kyu, Park, Jongchul, Seongnam-si, Korea, Lee, Woohyun, Seoul, Korea, and Lee, Yil-hyung, Hwaseong-si, Korea, for “data storage devices.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Data storage devices are provided. A data storage device includes a dielectric layer on a substrate. The data storage device includes a plurality of data storage structures on the dielectric layer. The data storage device includes a conductive material on the dielectric layer. Moreover, the data storage device includes an insulation layer on the conductive material.”

The patent application was filed on February 13, 2017 (15/431,234).

Implement RDMA NVME device
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea, has been assigned a patent (9,998,558) developed by Sammatshetti, Sandeep Anandkumar, Bangalore, India, for a “method to implement RDMA NVME device.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Various example embodiments herein disclose methods of enabling access to a storage device remotely over the network. According to at least one example embodiment, a method comprising initializing a Non-Volatile Memory Express, (NVMe) controller, by a network device coupled to a server, configuring, by the network device, a NVMe queue pair for handling a remote device discovery process, receiving, at the network device, a request from the remote device to access the storage device controlled by the NVMe controller maintained at the server, initiating, by the network device, the discovery process for locating the remote device, and establishing, by the network device, a connection with the remote device by mapping the NVMe queue pair with a Remote Direct Memory Access, RDMA) queue pair, once the remoted device is discovered.”

The patent application was filed on July 7, 2016 (15/204,160).

Storage device
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea, has been assigned a patent (9,996,460) developed by Lee, Donghun, Daegu, Korea, Kwon, Moonsang, Seoul, Korea, and Im, HyungJin, Hwaseong, Korea, for a “storage device, system including storage device and method of operating the same.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A method of operating a storage device according to an exemplary embodiment includes receiving a first target value and a second target value of a plurality of target values respectively corresponding to a first operating parameter and a second operating parameter of a plurality of target values of operating parameters from a host, loading a first existing value and a second existing value of a plurality of existing values of the first operating parameter and the second operating parameter, processing a machine learning algorithm using the first target value, the second target value, the first existing value and the second existing value to generate an adaptive schedule, and executing the background operation based on the schedule.”

The patent application was filed on May 5, 2016 (15/147,337).

Operating data storage device
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea, has been assigned a patent (9,996,282) developed by Lee, Taek Kyun, Suwon-si, Korea, for a “method of operating data storage device and method of operating system including the same.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A method of operating a data storage device including a non-volatile memory device includes receiving an update command from a host, and closing a first log block, which is included in the non-volatile memory device and which includes an open word line, in response to the update command. The closing is performed to avoid update data, which is transmitted from the host and related to the update command, being subsequently written to an empty page of the first log block.”

The patent application was filed on June 28, 2016 (15/194,703).

Storage controller
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea, has been assigned a patent (9,996,271) developed by Jung, Myung-June, Lee, Ju-Pyung, Suwon-si, Korea, You, Gae-Won, Seoul, Korea, and Lee, Hoshik, Yongin-si, Korea, for a “storage controller and method of operating the same.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A storage controller includes a co-access pattern mining unit configured to detect co-access patterns of data co-accessed during a particular time duration and to generate co-access groups including a plurality of pieces of data complying with the co-access patterns. The storage controller further include a co-access group matching unit configured to select a co-access group matched with read-requested data, among the generated co-access groups, and a data placement unit configured to store the data included in the selected co-access group in a pre-fetch buffer.”

The patent application was filed on May 15, 2015 (14/713,075).

Storage device operating differently according to temperature of memory
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea, has been assigned a patent (9,990,964) developed by Lee, Sangsu, Seoul, Korea, Cinar, Yusuf, Yongin-si, Korea, Kim, Nam-Hoon, Suwon-Si, Korea, Kang, Heeyoub, and Oh, Young-Rok, Seoul, Korea, for a “storage device operating differently according to temperature of memory.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A storage device includes memories and a controller. The controller controls first and second program operations on the memory. When a temperature of the memory is lower than a reference value, the controller controls execution of the first program operation. When the temperature of the memory is equal to or higher than the reference value, the controller controls execution of the second program operation which consumes a smaller amount of power than the first program operation. The controller adjusts an operational condition of the memory such that bandwidth on the memory remains equivalent during the first and second program operations.”

The patent application was filed on June 19, 2017 (15/626,574).

Multimode storage management
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea, has been assigned a patent (9,990,304) developed by Tomlin, Andrew, San Jose, CA, and Jones, Justin, Burlingame, CA, for a “multimode storage management system.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A storage system includes multiple storage devices that have first partitions with first type interfaces and second partitions with selective underlying exposure, (SUE) interfaces. A selected underlying aspect of the second partition is exposed in the storage system. The storage system also includes a multimode storage management system that directs conveyance of information to the storage devices. The multimode storage management system includes a controller that directs activities of the second partitions via the SUE interfaces and the selected underlying aspect of the second partition.”

The patent application was filed on November 13, 2015 (14/941,512).

Storage system
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea, has been assigned a patent (9,984,007) developed by Lee, Jaegyu, Suwon-si, Korea, Kim, Jisoo, Seongnam-si, Korea, Park, Young-Jin, Incheon, Korea, and Shin, Bo-ram, Suwon-si, Korea, for a “storage system and method for performing and authenticating write-protection thereof.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “In one embodiment, the method includes receiving, at a storage device, a request. The request includes a request message authentication code and write protect information. The write protect information includes at least one of start address information and length information. The start address information indicates a logical block address at which a memory area in a non-volatile memory of the storage device starts, and the length information indicates a length of the memory area. The method also includes generating, at the storage device, a message authentication code based on, (1) at least one of the start address information and the length information, and, (2) a key stored at the storage device, authenticating, at the storage device, the request based on the generated message authentication code and the request message authentication code, and processing, at the storage device, the request based on a result of the authenticating.”

The patent application was filed on February 25, 2015 (14/631,349).

Data mirroring control
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea, has been assigned a patent (9,983,824) developed by Lee, Ju-Pyung, Suwon-si, Korea, for a “data mirroring control apparatus and method.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A data mirroring control apparatus includes a command distributing unit configured to transmit a first write command to a plurality of mirroring storage devices, the first write command including an instruction for data requested by a host to be written, and a memory lock setting unit configured to set a memory lock on the data requested by the host to be written among data stored in a host memory and configured to release the memory lock on the data after the data with the memory lock is written to the plurality of mirroring storage devices.”

The patent application was filed on August 5, 2014 (14/451,834).

Data storage device
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea, has been assigned a patent (9,977,610) developed by Kang, Nam Wook, Hwaseong-si, Korea, for a “data storage device to swap addresses and operating method thereof.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A data storage device includes a first multi-chip set which includes a first volatile memory, a first non-volatile memory, and a first core configured to control the first volatile memory and the first non-volatile memory, a second multi-chip set which includes a second volatile memory, a second non-volatile memory, and a second core configured to control the second volatile memory and the second non-volatile memory. A controller is connected to the first multi-chip set and the second multi-chip set and configured to swap a first logical address of a first storage region of the first non-volatile memory with a second logical address of a second storage region of the second non-volatile memory.”

The patent application was filed on March 29, 2016 (15/083,477).

Hybrid memory
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, Korea, has been assigned a patent (9,971,511) developed by Niu, Dimin, Sunnyvale, CA, Chang, Mu-Tien, San Jose, CA, and Zheng, Hongzhong, Sunnyvale, CA, for a “hybrid memory module and transaction-based memory interface.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A hybrid module includes one or more memory modules, each of which includes one or more memory devices and a memory controller, one or more storage modules, each of which includes one or more storage devices and a storage controller. A host interface of the hybrid module includes a main controller and provides an interface with the memory controller and the storage controller. A transaction-based memory interface provides an interface between the main controller and a host memory controller.”

The patent application was filed on February 5, 2016 (15/017,391).