Method and apparatus for storing multimedia data in nonvolatile storage device in units of blocks
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1. A method for storing multimedia data in a nonvolatile storage device in units of blocks, the method comprising:
- receiving the multimedia data;
sequentially storing the received multimedia data in a block in which all pages are empty among blocks included in a nonvolatile memory; and
searching in the nonvolatile memory for a fragmented block in which some pages are occupied by data and moving the pages of the fragmented block that are occupied by data to another block.
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Abstract
Provided are a method and apparatus for storing multimedia data in a nonvolatile storage device in units of blocks, in which the time required for storing the multimedia data in the nonvolatile storage device can be reduced. The method includes receiving the multimedia data, sequentially storing the received multimedia data in a block in which all pages are empty among blocks included in a nonvolatile memory, and searching in the nonvolatile memory for a fragmented block in which some pages are occupied by data and moving the pages of the fragmented block that are occupied by data to another block.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for storing multimedia data in a nonvolatile storage device in units of blocks, the method comprising:
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receiving the multimedia data;
sequentially storing the received multimedia data in a block in which all pages are empty among blocks included in a nonvolatile memory; and
searching in the nonvolatile memory for a fragmented block in which some pages are occupied by data and moving the pages of the fragmented block that are occupied by data to another block. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for storing multimedia data in a nonvolatile storage device in units of blocks, the apparatus comprising:
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a data receiving unit which receives the multimedia data;
a storage unit which sequentially stores the received multimedia data in a block in which all pages are empty among blocks included in a nonvolatile memory; and
a control unit which searches in the nonvolatile memory for a fragmented block in which some pages are occupied by data and moves the pages of the fragmented block that are occupied by data to another block. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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