Codec Iteration Control During Storage Pre-Read Decoding

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing storage systems face inefficiencies in processing power distribution, where important data sets may not receive sufficient processing power, leading to potential failures, while less important data sets may consume excessive resources.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of data processing circuits with an increased iteration enable signal, detector circuits, and a data decoding circuit to selectively allocate more processing iterations to data sets of interest, reducing processor iterations and storage usage for less critical data sets.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the same processing power is allocated to all data sets, then processing is uniform and simple to manage, but important data sets may not receive sufficient processing power leading to potential failures

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata processing reliabilityVSAvoidprocessing power allocation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements different processing capabilities for different data sets by introducing an increased iteration enable signal that selectively enables additional processing iterations for specific data sets of interest. This creates local quality differentiation where critical data receives enhanced processing (more iterations) while non-critical data uses standard processing, thereby improving reliability for important data without uniformly increasing complexity across all processing paths.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts processing power allocation based on data set characteristics. The increased iteration enable signal allows the processing circuit to adaptively allocate additional processing iterations to data sets that require them, making the processing power distribution flexible and dynamic rather than static and uniform, thus improving reliability for critical data while maintaining manageable complexity through conditional activation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Manufacturing precision

If more processing iterations are applied to all data sets, then processing thoroughness increases, but power utilization becomes excessive for less difficult data sets

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata processing precisionVSAvoidprocessor power utilization
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies enhanced processing precision (increased iterations) locally only to data sets that require it, identified by the increased iteration enable signal. This prevents unnecessary application of high processing power to less difficult data sets, thereby achieving high manufacturing precision for critical data while avoiding excessive power utilization for non-critical data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements partial action by applying increased processing iterations only when necessary (for data sets of interest) rather than uniformly to all data sets. The increased iteration enable signal controls this partial application, ensuring that excessive processing power is not wasted on less difficult data sets while sufficient precision is achieved for important data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Productivity

If processing power is increased for data sets of interest, then processing efficiency for critical data improves, but the system complexity increases due to selective control mechanisms

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing efficiencyVSAvoidcontrol circuit complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces selective control mechanisms that enable local quality enhancement for data sets of interest. The increased iteration enable signal and associated control logic provide a targeted approach to improving processing efficiency for critical data without requiring complete system redesign, thus achieving productivity improvement with controlled increases in system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses dynamic control mechanisms that activate enhanced processing only when needed. The increased iteration enable signal provides dynamic switching between standard and enhanced processing modes, allowing the system to adapt processing power allocation in real-time based on data set requirements, thereby improving productivity while managing complexity through conditional activation rather than permanent structural changes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

4Quantity of substance

If uniform processing is applied to all data, then resource allocation is simple, but storage resources may be excessively utilized for non-critical data

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestorage resource utilizationVSAvoidresource allocation simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements differentiated resource allocation where storage resources are allocated based on data set priority. The increased iteration enable signal identifies data sets of interest that require enhanced processing and corresponding storage resources, while non-critical data sets use standard allocation. This local quality approach reduces excessive storage utilization for non-critical data while maintaining ease of operation through signal-based control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies partial resource allocation enhancement only to data sets that require it. By using the increased iteration enable signal to selectively activate enhanced processing and storage allocation for critical data, the system avoids excessive resource utilization for non-critical data while maintaining simple resource allocation mechanisms through conditional activation rather than complex permanent structures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS8250434B2Systems and methods for codec usage control during storage pre-read
Publication Date: 2012.08.21 AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE LTD
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AI summary

Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for data processing. For example, a data processing circuit is disclosed that includes an increased iteration enable signal, a first detector circuit, a second detector circuit, and a data decoding circuit. The first detector circuit receives a data set and performs a data detection on the data set to provide a detected data set. The data decoding circuit receives a derivative of the detected data set and performs a decoding process to provide a decoded data set. The decoded data set is provided to the second detector circuit based at least in part on an assertion level of the increased iteration enable signal.