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EP 2 038 802 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 20.03.2008 (43) Date of publication: 25.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/13 (21) Application number: 07835952.8 (22) Date of filing: 28.06.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 21/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/015301 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/013655 (31.01.2008 Gazette 2008/05)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 07.07.2006 US 819507 P 06.11.2006 US 557026 06.11.2006 US 557006 (71) Applicant: SanDisk Corporation Milpitas, CA 95035 (US)	(72) Inventors: HOLTZMAN, Michael Cupertino, CA 95014 (US) BARZILAI, Ron 25147 Kfar-vradim (IL) SELA, Rotem 6164 Ma'alot (IL) JOGAND-COULOMB, Fabrice San Carlos, CA (US) (74) Representative: Hitchcock, Esmond Antony  Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA London WC2E 9RA (GB)