Prior art

To identify the most relevant prior art for US patent 11709772, I need to consult the patent's cited references. Since I cannot directly access the USPTO database in real-time to list the "patent citations for 11709772", I will refer to the "Prior art keywords" and "Priority date" information provided in the patent text. The patent text itself is the authoritative source for the analysis.

Based on the provided patent text, the "Prior art date" is listed as 2013-01-28. This means any patent or publication with a priority date before this date could be considered prior art.

The patent text also explicitly mentions two priority claims, which often point to earlier related patent applications by the same inventors or assignee:

• 2013-02-14: Priority claimed from US13/767,723, which is associated with patent/US9652376B2/en.
• 2013-10-07: Priority claimed from US14/047,193, which is associated with patent/US9229854B1/en.

These earlier applications are highly relevant prior art, as they are part of the patent family and likely contain foundational concepts.

To fulfill the request, I would typically perform the following steps:

1. Access the USPTO database (or a similar patent database like Google Patents which I have access to).
2. Search for US patent 11709772.
3. Locate the "Cited By" or "References Cited" section of the patent.
4. For each patent listed as prior art in that section, gather its full citation, publication/filing date, and then carefully review its abstract and claims to provide a brief description and identify which claim(s) of US11709772 it potentially anticipates under 35 U.S.C. § 102.

Since I cannot perform live web searches directly on the USPTO database to pull the "Cited By" section, and the provided text does not list external prior art beyond the priority claims, I will focus on the explicitly mentioned priority claims from the provided patent text as the most direct and highly relevant prior art.

Most Relevant Prior Art (from Priority Claims in US11709772):

1. Full Citation: US 9,652,376 B2

   • Publication/Filing Date: The priority is claimed from US13/767,723 with a priority date of 2013-02-14. The publication date of US9652376B2 would be later, but the earlier priority date is what matters for prior art analysis.
   • Brief Description: While the full text of US9652376B2 is not provided here, given its status as a priority claim for US11709772, it is highly likely to describe aspects of cooperative flash management, multi-plane memory systems, and the host's role in memory management. The current patent (US11709772) states its title as "Storage system with multiplane segments and cooperative flash management," which suggests a strong conceptual overlap. It likely introduces concepts where a memory controller provides geometry information to a host, enabling the host to participate in physical address assignment and management tasks to optimize multi-plane access.
   • Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent potentially anticipates aspects of all claims (Independent Claims 1, 8, and 15) of US11709772, particularly concerning the fundamental architecture of a storage system with a host and memory controller cooperatively managing multi-plane memory, the method for such operation, and the design of such a memory controller. Specific elements related to the host receiving memory geometry information, the host assigning physical addresses for multi-plane operations, and the memory controller providing information for management tasks are likely present in US9652376B2.

2. Full Citation: US 9,229,854 B1

   • Publication/Filing Date: The priority is claimed from US14/047,193 with a priority date of 2013-10-07. The publication date of US9229854B1 would be later.
   • Brief Description: Similar to US9652376B2, this patent is a priority claim for US11709772 and is therefore expected to cover core concepts related to cooperative flash management and multi-plane storage systems. It likely further refines or expands upon the ideas of host-directed physical address assignment, optimized multi-plane I/O, and cooperative memory management functions between the host and memory controller.
   • Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent also potentially anticipates aspects of all claims (Independent Claims 1, 8, and 15) of US11709772, especially regarding the detailed mechanisms for host-memory controller interaction, the command structures for multi-plane access, and the specific cooperative memory management functions (e.g., garbage collection, wear leveling, defect management).

To provide a comprehensive list of prior art, a direct query to the USPTO's patent database for US11709772's "References Cited" section would be necessary. The USPTO provides a Patent Public Search tool for this purpose. Without the actual list of cited references from the USPTO, the analysis remains limited to the information directly provided within the patent text itself.