Abstract Flash memory is used for storage in mobile multimedia and embedded systems such as mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players because of its small size, light weight, nonvolatile operation, vibration resistance, high capacity, and low power consumption. Data compression is one effective method for increasing capacity and reducing data transfer, however real-time performance is necessary for mobile multimedia device applications. We propose a mechanism that uses contiguous packing and a read/write ping-pong buffer along with the X-match and run-length compression/decompression algorithm to create a real-time compression layer. Compared to the internal packing scheme and best-fit method of Yim et al., our mechanism increases the compression ratio, improves the write response time by 60%, and stabilizes the read response time to make it suitable for real-time applications. Content Type Journal Article DOI 10.1007/s11036-008-0089-6 Authors Chin-Hsing Chen, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology Department of Management Information Systems Taichung 40601 Taiwan Republic of China Chun-Ta Chen, National Taipei University of Technology Department of Electrical Engineering Taipei 10608 Taiwan Republic of China Wen-Tzeng Huang, Minghsin University of Science and Technology Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering Hsin-Chu 30401 Taiwan Republic of China Journal Mobile Networks and Applications Onlin ...
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