METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY STORAGE DEVICE - Patent 2171618

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EP 2 171 618 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	30.04.2009

(43)	Date of publication:
	07.04.2010 Bulletin 2010/14

(21)	Application number: 08781179.0

(22)	Date of filing: 30.06.2008

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 17/30^(2006.01)
G06F 17/27^(2006.01)

G06F 17/22^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2008/068796

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2009/006408 (08.01.2009 Gazette 2009/02)

(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

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Priority:

29.06.2007 US 771203
29.06.2007 US 771165

(71)	Applicant: Sandisk Corporation
	Milpitas, California 95035-7932 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	TANIK, Haluk, Kent Mountain View, CA 94040 (US)

(74)	Representative: Tothill, John Paul
	Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

(54)	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY STORAGE DEVICE