Method for storing data in memory

• US 8,738,551 B2
• Filed: 10/12/2011
• Issued: 05/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Jeon, Byeong Wook
• Primary Examiner(s): Gaffin, Jeffrey A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kim, David H
• Application Number:
  US13/271,879
• Publication Number:
  US 20120323831A1
• Time in Patent Office: 958 Days
• Field of Search: 706/23, 701/59
• US Class Current: 706/14
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0075 Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/10 Historical data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/0098 Details of control systems ensuring comfort, safety or stability not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/2422 Selective use of one or more tables
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/2487 Methods for rewriting
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2061/0096 using a parameter map
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/063 using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station identification of vehicles G08G

Abstract

A method for storing data in a memory may include when the data may be obtained under a variable condition, determining a cell corresponding to an area of the variable condition from an entire memory area, storing the data in the cell and dividing the cell storing the data into a plurality of cells, and whenever a new data may be obtained under a new variable condition, determining a new cell corresponding to an area of the new variable condition under which the new data may be obtained, from the plurality of cells of the entire memory area and repeating storing of the new data and dividing of the new cell.

Claims

1. A method for storing data in a memory, the method comprising the steps of:

when the data is obtained under a variable condition, determining a cell corresponding to an area of the variable condition from an entire memory area;

storing the data in the cell and dividing the cell storing the data into a plurality of cells; and

whenever a new data is obtained under a new variable condition, determining a new cell corresponding to an area of the new variable condition under which the new data is obtained, among the plurality of cells of the entire memory area and repeating storing of the new data in the new cell and dividing of the new cell.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the new data is stored in the new cell.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is a learning value obtained based on a variable condition in a learning control process of a control unit.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the data is a learning value obtained based on an operating condition of a vehicle in a control unit of the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the data is a learning value obtained based on a control variable condition of a transmission of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

after the storing of the data, determining whether a prohibition of cell division is previously established with respect to the corresponding cell; and

after the dividing of the cell, when each of the divided cells is subdivided into a plurality of predetermined smallest unit cells, establishing next prohibition of cell division with respect to the smallest unit cell,

wherein when the prohibition of cell division is established with respect to the cell storing the data or the new cell storing the new data, the dividing of the cell storing the data is not performed.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the data is a learning value obtained based on a variable condition in a learning control process of a control unit.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the data is a learning value obtained based on an operating condition of a vehicle in a control unit of the vehicle.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the data is a learning value obtained based on a control variable condition of a transmission of the vehicle.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein in the dividing of the cell or the new cell, the cell storing the data or the new cell storing the new data is divided into a predetermined number, k×

k (k is a natural number equal to or greater than

     2), of equal cells.