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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.02.2009 (43) Date of publication: 03.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/05 (21) Application number: 08743084.9 (22) Date of filing: 18.04.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 17/30(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/005055 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/143748 (27.11.2008 Gazette 2008/48)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 18.05.2007 US 804995 18.05.2007 US 804994 18.05.2007 US 804579 18.05.2007 US 804580 (71) Applicant: Sandisk Corporation Milpitas, CA 95035 (US)	(72) Inventors: THANOS, William Scotts Valley, CA 95066 (US) KWON, Hyuk-Ii Seoul 151-870 (KR) YOON, In-soon Seoul (KR) MEZA, Joseph, R. Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 (US) JEPPSON, David Livermore, CA 94550 (US) (74) Representative: Hitchcock, Esmond Antony  Marks & Clerk LLP 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA London WC2E 9RA (GB)