| CPC G06F 3/0613 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0625 (2013.01); G06F 3/0653 (2013.01); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01)] | 30 Claims |
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1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a host, a memory power control command controlling power to a memory of a memory device, the memory power control command comprising either a first power control command or a second power control command, wherein the first power control command corresponds to the host not using a-the memory device, and wherein the second power control command corresponds to the host using the memory device;
determining whether to activate a memory processor of the memory device based on the memory power control command and a memory processor activation information, where the memory processor activation information indicates whether to activate or inactivate the memory processor;
wherein when the memory processor activation information indicates to activate the memory processor, determining whether starting an operation of the memory processor based on the first power control command or and whether ending the operation of the memory processor based on the second power control command; and
wherein when the memory processor activation information indicates to inactivate the memory processor, determining whether to activate or inactivate the memory based on the memory power control command where the memory is inactivated in response to the first power control command and the memory is activated in response to the second power control command.
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