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(88) Date of publication A3: 16.11.2006 (43) Date of publication: 05.09.2007 Bulletin 2007/36 (21) Application number: 05855273.8 (22) Date of filing: 21.12.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 11/10(2006.01) G06F 12/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/046688 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/069273 (29.06.2006 Gazette 2006/26)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 21.12.2004 US 638485 P 20.12.2005 US 313447 20.12.2005 US 313428 (71) Applicant: SanDisk Corporation Milpitas, CA 95035 (US)	(72) Inventors: HOLTZMAN, Michael Cupertino, CA 95014 (US) COHEN, Baruch, B. 21721 Carmiel (IL) ISLAM, Muhammed R. Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US) DAVIDSON, Matthew Mountain View, CA 94041 (US) (74) Representative: Frost, Alex John et al Boult Wade Tennant, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)