A system and method for automating proactive communication. The information for the desired contacts may be accepted from a user. A selection of contact communication frequency preferences may be received from a user. An automatic communication to one of the desired contacts may be initiated. The user may be allowed to cancel the automatic communication, in response to receiving a notification that the communication is about to begin. A response indicative of the communication status may be received. Rules and preferences may be optimized based upon the received response.

A data access system including a processor and a storage system including a main memory and a cache module. The cache module includes a FLC controller and a cache. The cache is configured as a FLC to be accessed prior to accessing the main memory. The processor is coupled to levels of cache separate from the FLC. The processor generates, in response to data required by the processor not being in the levels of cache, a physical address corresponding to a physical location in the storage system. The FLC controller generates a virtual address based on the physical address. The virtual address corresponds to a physical location within the FLC or the main memory. The cache module causes, in response to the virtual address not corresponding to the physical location within the FLC, the data required by the processor to be retrieved from the main memory.

A storage apparatus managing method, applied to a first storage apparatus and a second storage apparatus coupled to an electronic apparatus, wherein the first storage apparatus comprises a local registering region and a global registering region, comprising: (a) receiving a read request indicating reading a target data unit from the second storage apparatus; (b) confirming whether the global registering region has the target data unit; (c) if yes, reading the target data unit from the global registering region, if not, confirming whether the local registering region has the target data unit; and (d) reading the target data unit from the local registering region if the local registering region has the target data unit, reading the target data unit from the second storage apparatus if the local registering region does not have the target data unit.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for performing a prefetch processing to prepare an ambient computing device to operate in a low-power state without waking a memory device. One of the methods includes performing, by an ambient computing device, a prefetch process that populates a cache with prefetched instructions and data required for the ambient computing device to process inputs to the system while in the low-power state, and entering the low-power state, and processing, by the ambient computing device in the low-power state, inputs to the system using the prefetched instructions and data stored in the cache.

An example authentication device disclosed herein is to access a message received via a wireless interface from an adapter, the message to indicate that a host device has connected to the adapter, the host device different from the authentication device. The disclosed example authentication device is also to determine whether to allow the host device to access a storage device. The disclosed example authentication device is further to transmit authentication data to the adapter via the wireless interface, the authentication data to specify whether the host device is allowed to access the storage device.

A memory module includes a plurality of main memory groups each suitable for storing user data and related ECC data; a cache memory group suitable for caching the user data of one among the main memory groups; an access controller suitable for accessing the main memory groups when user data to be accessed is not cached in the cache memory group; and an ECC unit suitable for performing an ECC operation for user data stored or to be stored in the main memory groups during an access operation for the user data stored or to be stored in the main memory groups.

A data access system including a processor and a storage system including a main memory and a cache module. The cache module includes a FLC controller and a cache. The cache is configured as a FLC to be accessed prior to accessing the main memory. The processor is coupled to levels of cache separate from the FLC. The processor generates, in response to data required by the processor not being in the levels of cache, a physical address corresponding to a physical location in the storage system. The FLC controller generates a virtual address based on the physical address. The virtual address corresponds to a physical location within the FLC or the main memory. The cache module causes, in response to the virtual address not corresponding to the physical location within the FLC, the data required by the processor to be retrieved from the main memory.

A method includes, in one non-limiting embodiment, sending a request from a mass memory storage device to a host device, the request being one to allocate memory in the host device; writing data from the mass memory storage device to allocated memory of the host device; and subsequently reading the data from the allocated memory to the mass memory storage device. The memory may be embodied as flash memory, and the data may be related to a file system stored in the flash memory. The method enables the mass memory storage device to extend its internal volatile RAM to include RAM of the host device, enabling the internal RAM to be powered off while preserving data and context stored in the internal RAM.

Aspects of the disclosure provide a data storage apparatus that includes a non-volatile memory (NVM) and a controller. The NVM includes a first NVM portion and a second NVM portion. The first NVM portion includes a plurality of first cell types. The first NVM portion includes a first sub-portion that is allocated to store file management data. The second NVM portion includes a plurality of second cell types. The controller is coupled to the NVM. The controller is configured to receive a plurality of payload data and a plurality of file management data; store the plurality of file management data at the first sub-portion of the first NVM portion; and store the plurality of payload data at the NVM.

Methods and systems for performing garbage collection involving sensitive information on a mobile device are described herein. Secure information is received at a mobile device over a wireless network. The sensitive information is extracted from the secure information. A software program operating on the mobile device uses an object to access the sensitive information. Secure garbage collection is performed upon the object after the object becomes unreachable.