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Application: US8533406B2

Matter Number US8533406B2
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Application Number
Reference Case 1 US8533406B2
Reference Case 2
Created 3/24/21, 12:00 AM
Modified 3/24/21, 12:00 AM
Id 3,506
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Methods for managing a non-volatile storage medium may further comprise receiving a hint or other indication that data of a specified logical identifier does not need to be preserved on a non-volatile storage device, and removing a mapping between the specified logical identifier and a physical address of the data of the specified logical identifier on the non-volatile storage device in response to the hint, wherein removal of the mapping indicates that the data does not need to be preserved on the non-volatile storage device. The methods may further comprise invalidating a data packet in response to the hint.
Notes Added by DJM 3 2021