Controlling Firmware Storage Density Based on Temperature Detection

A system comprising:

• a storage device configured to store data in a non-volatile memory in a first mode or a second mode having a storage density higher than the first mode;
• at least one sensor;
• at least one processing device;
• and
• memory containing instructions configured to instruct the at least one processing device to:
• write data representative of a software application into the non-volatile memory when a temperature of the non-volatile memory is less than a predetermined threshold;
• store the data representative of the software application in a compressed format in the first mode in the non-volatile memory;
• expose, when the data representative of the software application is stored in the first mode, the non-volatile memory to a temperature greater than the predetermined threshold;
• determine, using the at least one sensor, that the temperature of the non-volatile memory has fallen below the predetermined threshold;
• and
• in response to determining that the temperature of the non-volatile memory has fallen below the predetermined threshold:
• decompress the stored data, and
• store the decompressed data in the second mode in the non-volatile memory.

A method comprising:

• storing data in at least one of a compressed or encrypted format in a first mode in a non-volatile memory;
• exposing, while the data is stored in the first mode, the non-volatile memory to a temperature greater than a predetermined threshold;
• determining that the temperature of the non-volatile memory has fallen below the predetermined threshold;
• and
• in response to determining that the temperature of the non-volatile memory has fallen below the predetermined threshold:
• performing at least one of decompressing or decrypting the stored data, and
• storing the decompressed or decrypted data in a second mode in the non-volatile memory, wherein the second mode has a storage density higher than the first mode.