公开(公告)号：US08488377B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-16

申请号：US12943192

申请日：2010-11-10

申请人： Franz Michael Schuette

发明人： Franz Michael Schuette

IPC分类号： G11C11/40

CPC分类号： G06F1/206 ,  G11C16/04

摘要： A mass storage device that utilizes one or more solid-state memory components to store data for a host system, and a method for increasing the write endurance of the memory components. The memory components are periodically heated above an intrinsic operating temperature thereof to a preselected temperature that is sufficient to thermally recondition the memory component in a manner that increases the write endurance of the memory component.

摘要翻译： 使用一个或多个固态存储器组件来存储主机系统的数据的大容量存储设备，以及用于增加存储器组件的写入耐久性的方法。 存储器组件被周期性地加热到高于其本身工作温度的预定温度，该预选温度足以以增加存储器组件的写入耐久性的方式热再生存储器组件。

公开(公告)号：US08464106B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-11

申请号：US13027597

申请日：2011-02-15

申请人： Lutz Filor ,  Franz Michael Schuette

发明人： Lutz Filor ,  Franz Michael Schuette

IPC分类号： G11C29/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/004 ,  G06F11/1662 ,  G06F11/1666 ,  G11C16/349 ,  G11C29/765

摘要： A solid-state mass storage device and method of anticipating a failure of the mass storage device resulting from a memory device of the mass storage device reaching a write endurance limit. A procedure is then initiated to back up data to a second mass storage device prior to failure. The method includes assigning at least a first memory block of the memory device as a wear indicator, using other memory blocks of the memory device as data blocks for data storage, performing program/erase (P/E) cycles and wear leveling on the data blocks, subjecting the wear indicator to more P/E cycles than the data blocks, performing integrity checks and monitoring the bit error rate of the wear indicator, and taking corrective action if the bit error rate increases, including the initiation of the backup procedure and generating a request to replace the device.

摘要翻译： 一种固态大容量存储装置和预测大容量存储装置的存储装置产生的大容量存储装置的故障达到写入耐久极限的方法。 然后在故障之前启动一个过程以将数据备份到第二个大容量存储设备。 该方法包括将存储器件的至少第一存储块分配为磨损指示器，使用存储器件的其它存储块作为用于数据存储的数据块，对数据进行编程/擦除（P / E）循环和磨损均衡 对磨损指示器进行比数据块更多的P / E周期，执行完整性检查和监视磨损指示器的误码率，并且如果误码率增加，则采取纠正措施，包括启动备份过程， 产生更换设备的请求。

公开(公告)号：US08446729B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-21

申请号：US12713349

申请日：2010-02-26

申请人： Franz Michael Schuette

发明人： Franz Michael Schuette

IPC分类号： H05K1/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/4081 ,  G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0683

摘要： A modular mass storage system and method that enables cableless mounting of ATA and/or similar high speed interface-based mass storage devices in a computer system. The system includes a printed circuit board, a system expansion slot interface on the printed circuit board and comprising power and data pins, a host bus controller on the printed circuit board and electrically connected to the system expansion slot interface, docking connectors connected with the host bus controller to receive power and exchange data therewith and adapted to electrically couple with industry-standard non-volatile memory devices without cabling therebetween, and features on the printed circuit board for securing the memory devices thereto once coupled to the docking connectors.

公开(公告)号：US08376965B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-19

申请号：US12957585

申请日：2010-12-01

申请人： Franz Michael Schuette ,  Andrew Junker

发明人： Franz Michael Schuette ,  Andrew Junker

IPC分类号： A61B5/103 ,  A61B5/117 ,  A61B5/04 ,  A61B5/05

CPC分类号： G06F3/015 ,  A61B5/0488 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/04847

摘要： A biosignal-computer-interface apparatus and method. The apparatus includes one or more devices for generating biosignals based on at least one physiological parameter of an individual, and a computer-interface device capable of performing multiple tasks, including converting the biosignals into at least one input signal, establishing a scale encompassing different levels of the input signal, multiplying the input signal into parallel control channels, dividing the scale into multiple zones for each of the parallel control channels, assigning computer commands to each individual zone of the multiple zones, and generating the computer command assigned to at least one of the individual zones if the level of the input signal is within the at least one individual zone. The individual zones can be the same or different among the parallel control channels.

摘要翻译： 一种生物信号计算机接口设备和方法。 该装置包括用于基于个体的至少一个生理参数产生生物信号的一个或多个装置，以及能够执行多个任务的计算机接口装置，包括将生物信号转换成至少一个输入信号，建立包含不同等级的标度 的输入信号，将输入信号乘以并行控制通道，将标尺分成用于每个并行控制通道的多个区域，将计算机命令分配给多个区域的每个单独的区域，并且生成分配给至少一个 如果输入信号的电平在至少一个单独的区域内。 各个区域在并行控制通道中可以相同或不同。

公开(公告)号：US20120203957A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-09

申请号：US13368878

申请日：2012-02-08

申请人： Franz Michael Schuette

发明人： Franz Michael Schuette

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G11C7/1081 ,  G11C7/1054

摘要： A solid state memory-based mass storage device and a method of transferring data between a memory controller and at least one memory device of the mass storage device through optical input/output links that transmit multiplexed optical data signals between the memory device and controller.

摘要翻译： 一种基于固态存储器的大容量存储装置和通过在存储装置和控制器之间传输复用的光数据信号的光输入/输出链路在存储器控制器与大容量存储装置的至少一个存储装置之间传送数据的方法。

公开(公告)号：US07983860B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-19

申请号：US11938343

申请日：2007-11-12

申请人： Franz Michael Schuette

发明人： Franz Michael Schuette

IPC分类号： G01R21/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/30

摘要： A system (10) and method for monitoring power consumption of a computer system component, such as a central processing unit (CPU), of a desktop computer system. The component is supplied with supply power from a power supply unit (22) of the computer through a power supply cable (14). A coupling (12) is disposed between the power supply unit (22) and a substrate (e.g., motherboard) on which the component is mounted, and is electrically connected to at least one power supply line (18) of the power supply cable (14) and a power supply connector (24) on the substrate (20). The power supply line (18) carries a supply voltage, and one or more devices (26,34,36,46) associated with the coupling (12) determine current flow through the power supply line (18) and provide a power consumption reading for the component based on the supply voltage and the current flow through the power supply line (18).

摘要翻译： 一种用于监视台式计算机系统的计算机系统组件（例如中央处理单元（CPU））的功率消耗的系统（10）和方法。 该部件通过电源电缆（14）从计算机的电源单元（22）提供电源。 耦合器（12）设置在电源单元（22）和其上安装有组件的基板（例如，主板）之间，并且电连接到电源电缆的至少一个电源线（18） 14）和基板（20）上的电源连接器（24）。 电源线（18）承载电源电压，并且与耦合器（12）相关联的一个或多个设备（26,34,36,46）确定通过电源线（18）的电流，并提供功耗读数 用于基于电源电压和通过电源线（18）的电流的部件。

公开(公告)号：US20110173484A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-14

申请号：US12986564

申请日：2011-01-07

申请人： Franz Michael Schuette ,  Lutz Filor

发明人： Franz Michael Schuette ,  Lutz Filor

IPC分类号： G06F11/07

CPC分类号： G11C29/00 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F11/0751 ,  G11C29/52

摘要： A solid-state mass storage device and method of operating the storage device to anticipate the failure of at least one memory device thereof before a write endurance limitation is reached. The method includes assigning at least a first memory block of the memory device as a wear indicator that is excluded from use as data storage, using pages of at least a set of memory blocks of the memory device for data storage, writing data to and erasing data from each memory block of the set in program/erase (P/E) cycles, performing wear leveling on the set of memory blocks, subjecting the wear indicator to more P/E cycles than the set of memory blocks, performing integrity checks of the wear indicator and monitoring its bit error rate, and taking corrective action if the bit error rate increases.

摘要翻译： 一种固态大容量存储装置和方法，用于在达到写入耐力限制之前操作存储装置以预测其至少一个存储器件的故障。 该方法包括将存储器件的至少第一存储块分配为作为数据存储被排除的磨损指示符，使用用于数据存储的存储器件的至少一组存储器块的页面，将数据写入和擦除 在程序/擦除（P / E）循环中来自该组的每个存储器块的数据，对该组存储器块执行磨损均衡，对磨损指示器进行比该组存储器块更多的P / E周期，执行完整性检查 磨损指示器并监视其误码率，如果误码率增加，则采取纠正措施。

公开(公告)号：US20110173372A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-14

申请号：US12835817

申请日：2010-07-14

申请人： Franz Michael Schuette

发明人： Franz Michael Schuette

IPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0866 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0656 ,  G06F3/0679 ,  G06F2212/286

摘要： A mass storage device and method that utilize storage memory and a shadow memory capable of increasing the speed associated with copying data from one location to another location within the storage memory without the need to access a host computer for the copy transaction. A controller of the mass storage device receives a file copy request for a file to be copied between first and second locations within the storage memory. Data from the first location within the storage memory is then loaded into a shadow memory means of the mass storage device, and then the data is written from the shadow memory means to the second location within the storage memory.

摘要翻译： 一种大容量存储装置和方法，其利用存储存储器和影子存储器，其能够增加与将数据从一个位置复制到存储存储器内的另一位置相关联的速度，而不需要访问用于复制事务的主计算机。 大容量存储设备的控制器在存储存储器内的第一和第二位置之间接收要复制的文件的文件复制请求。 然后将来自存储存储器内的第一位置的数据加载到大容量存储装置的影子存储装置中，然后将数据从影子存储装置写入存储存储器内的第二位置。

公开(公告)号：US20110110158A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-12

申请号：US12943192

申请日：2010-11-10

申请人： Franz Michael Schuette

发明人： Franz Michael Schuette

IPC分类号： G11C99/00 ,  G11C16/04

CPC分类号： G06F1/206 ,  G11C16/04

摘要： A mass storage device that utilizes one or more solid-state memory components to store data for a host system, and a method for increasing the write endurance of the memory components. The memory components are periodically heated above an intrinsic operating temperature thereof to a preselected temperature that is sufficient to thermally recondition the memory component in a manner that increases the write endurance of the memory component.

摘要翻译： 使用一个或多个固态存储器组件来存储主机系统的数据的大容量存储设备，以及用于增加存储器组件的写入耐久性的方法。 存储器组件被周期性地加热到高于其本身工作温度的预定温度，该预选温度足以以增加存储器组件的写入耐久性的方式热再生存储器组件。

公开(公告)号：US20110069526A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-24

申请号：US12886771

申请日：2010-09-21

申请人： Franz Michael Schuette

发明人： Franz Michael Schuette

IPC分类号： G11C5/06

CPC分类号： G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0688

摘要： A nonvolatile storage device adapted for use with computers, workstations and other processing apparatuses. The storage device includes a printed circuit board, a nonvolatile memory array comprising at least two sub-arrays that contain nonvolatile solid-state memory devices, and control circuitry for interfacing with the processing apparatus. The control circuitry includes an abstraction layer and at least two memory control units configured to communicate data, address and control signals with the sub-arrays of the memory devices. A bus connects each memory control unit to a corresponding one of the sub-arrays. The control circuitry further includes a crossbar switch that functionally connects each memory control unit to the abstraction layer. The storage device is capable of overcoming limitations of current SSD designs by enabling independent read and write transfers (accesses) to the memory devices of the storage device, including concurrent read and write accesses.

摘要翻译： 适用于计算机，工作站和其他处理装置的非易失性存储装置。 存储装置包括印刷电路板，包括至少两个包含非易失性固态存储器件的子阵列的非易失性存储器阵列，以及用于与处理装置接口的控制电路。 控制电路包括抽象层和至少两个存储器控制单元，其被配置为与存储器件的子阵列通信数据，地址和控制信号。 总线将每个存储器控制单元连接到相应的一个子阵列。 所述控制电路还包括功能性地将每个存储器控制单元连接到所述抽象层的交叉开关。 存储设备能够通过对存储设备的存储设备进行独立的读和写传输（访问）来克服当前SSD设计的限制，包括并发读取和写入访问。