Samsung Assigned Patent

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-Do, Korea, has been assigned a patent (8,914,608) by Oh Sang-Jin, Suwon-si, Korea and Kang Jeonguk, Bucheon-si, Korea, for a “data storage device and computing system including the same.”

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A data storage device includes a storage medium configured to store data; and a controller configured to control the storage medium, the controller including address mapping information. The controller is configured to divide the address mapping information into at least a first address mapping table and a second address mapping table based on information regarding temporary data received at the controller. The first address mapping table is configured to map one or more addresses of valid data and to be backed up to the storage medium. The second mapping address table being configured to map one or more addresses of the temporary data and to not be backed up to the storage medium.“

The patent application was filed on February 11, 2011 (13/025,584).