Samsung patents system that adjusts storage space based on usage
Samsung has been granted a patent for a method that manages how much storage space a specific user or application gets on a device. The system tracks how often data is accessed and calculates a "miss ratio" to see if the current space is too small. If the ratio suggests the space is insufficient, the system automatically allocates more storage to improve performance.
In the filing’s own words
Systems and methods for managing a storage device are disclosed. A first amount of a first storage device is associated to a first client. A first request associated with first data is detected, and a second request associated with the first data is also detected. A log for the first request and the second request is maintained for the first client. A trigger condition is identified, and based on identifying the trigger condition, a value is computed based on the log. A second amount of the first storage device is determined based on the value, and the second amount is associated to the first client.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method for managing a storage device, the method comprising: allocating, by a processor, a first memory size of a first storage device to a first computing client; detecting, by the processor, a first memory access request associated with first data from the first computing client; detecting, by the processor, a second memory access request associated with the first data; storing, by the processor, into a log, for the first computing client, a first memory reference for the first memory access request and a second memory reference for the second memory access request; identifying, by the processor, a trigger condition; based on identifying the trigger condition, determining, by the processor, a first miss ratio based on the first memory reference and the second memory reference in the log; determining, by the processor, a function associating the first miss ratio to the first memory size; determining, by the processor, based on the function, a second memory size of the first storage device associated to a second miss ratio lower than the first miss ratio; and allocating, by the processor, the second memory size to the first computing client.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
- Official title
- Systems and methods for data storage management
- Patent number
- US12754754B2
- Application number
- 18202627
- Filed
- May 26, 2023
- Granted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Inventors
- 6
- Claims
- 16
Classified under
G06F 9/45558 Physics & computingG06F 2009/45583 Physics & computingMore from Samsung in Chips & hardware
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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