US 12,333,167 B2
Host independent formatting of storage devices
Prajual Puthamparambil Jayaraj, Bengaluru (IN)
Assigned to Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed by Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/446,383.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/418,962, filed on Oct. 24, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0134547 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0231656 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0632 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0676 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7204 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A data storage device comprising:
a data interface configured to receive power from a host device or a wall charger;
non-volatile storage media; and
control circuitry configured to perform the following in order:
receive first power from the host device;
receive instructions from the host device to perform a format operation;
save the instructions to perform the format operation;
receive second power from the wall charger after ceasing to receive the first power from the host device; and
in response to retrieving the saved instructions, initiate the format operation on the non-volatile storage media.