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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7793112 | Access to content addressable data over a network Access to content addressable data on a network is facilitated using digital information storing devices or data repositories (“silos”) that monitor broadcast data requests over the network. A number of silos automatically monitor both data requests and data its... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7770228 | Content addressable information encapsulation, representation, and transfer Representing a number of assets on an originating computer begins with selecting the assets to be represented. Cryptographic hash asset identifiers are generated; each of the asset identifiers is computed using the contents of a particular asset. The asset identifie... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765191 | Methods and apparatus for managing the replication of content One embodiment of the invention is directed to providing a single instance storage capability in a content addressable computer system that stores content units in a time-based directory structure. Another embodiment is directed to managing access to content units t... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7752492 | Responding to a failure of a storage system Aspects of the invention relate to creating a snapshot of a file system on an OAS system. A snapshot of a file system is an image of a file system at a particular point in time. A snapshot of a file system may be used to restore the file system to its state at the t... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7734889 | Methods and apparatus for distributing information to multiple nodes Some embodiments are directed to a technique for storing and/or locating content units stored on an object addressable storage (OAS) system, wherein each content unit is identified by an object identifier. The OAS system may comprise a plurality of zones, each of wh... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7734886 | Controlling access to content units stored on an object addressable storage system Aspects of the invention relate to sharing content stored on an object addressable storage (OAS) system among a plurality of users of the OAS system and authenticating users to an OAS system. In some embodiments, a user may store content units on the OAS system and ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7698516 | Methods and apparatus for managing deletion of data One embodiment is directed to the deletion of content units from a storage system. When a content unit is deleted, a reflection may be created and stored on the storage system. The reflection identifies the deleted content unit and may include additional information... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7636704 | Methods and apparatus for scheduling an action on a computer One embodiment is directed to a computer system that includes primary and secondary storage systems. When a request to store a content unit is received, it may be determined whether to store the content unit on the primary storage system or the secondary storage sys... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7634630 | Storing authentication information in a content unit on an object addressable storage system Aspects of the invention relate to sharing content stored on an object addressable storage (OAS) system among a plurality of users of the OAS system and authenticating users to an OAS system. In some embodiments, a user may store content units on the OAS system and ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7591022 | Content addressable information encapsulation, representation, and transfer Representing a number of assets on an originating computer begins with selecting the assets to be represented. Cryptographic hash asset identifiers are generated; each of the asset identifiers is computed using the contents of a particular asset. The asset identifie... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7580961 | Methods and apparatus for modifying a retention period for data in a storage system One embodiment is a method and apparatus for modifying retention periods in a storage system, in which previously defined retention periods for units of data may be reduced. In another embodiment, the retention period of a unit of data may be modified in response to... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7565494 | Configuring a bounded cache prefetch policy in a computer system employing object addressable storage Caching techniques for use in a computer system comprising a core and at least one edge device. The core comprises at least one object addressable storage system. At least one cache is disposed logically between the core and the edge device. The cache has a prefetch... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7565493 | Configuring a cache replacement policy in a computer system employing object addressable storage Caching techniques for use in a computer system comprising a core and at least one edge device. The core comprises at least one object addressable storage system. At least one cache is disposed logically between the core and the at least one edge device. The cache h... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7539838 | Methods and apparatus for increasing the storage capacity of a storage system One embodiment is directed to an object addressable storage (OAS) system that has a plurality of storage devices to store a plurality of content units. The OAS system provides an OAS interface so that each one of the content units stored on the OAS system can be acc... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7539813 | Methods and apparatus for segregating a content addressable computer system One embodiment is directed to a method of segregating one or more content addressable storage systems into a plurality of virtual pools. The virtual pools can be allocated to different content sources and/or can be assigned to different storage system capabilities. ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7530115 | Access to content addressable data over a network Access to content addressable data on a network is facilitated using digital information storing devices or data repositories (“silos”) that monitor broadcast data requests over the network. A number of silos automatically monitor both data requests and data its... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529972 | Methods and apparatus for reconfiguring a storage system One embodiment relates to a computer system comprising at least one host, at least one object addressable storage (OAS) system and at least one communication medium that couples the at least one host to the at least one OAS system. The at least one OAS system has a ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529883 | Methods and apparatus for parsing a content address to facilitate selection of a physical storage location in a data storage system One embodiment is a system for locating content on a storage system, in which the storage system provides a location hint to the host of where the data is physically stored, which the host can resubmit with future access requests. In another embodiment, an index tha... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526553 | Configuring a cache in a computer system employing object addressable storage Caching techniques for use in a computer system comprising a core and at least one edge device. The core comprises at least one object addressable storage (OAS) system that stores a plurality of content units and provides an interface that enables content units to b... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7506157 | Access to content addressable data over a network Access to content addressable data on a network is facilitated using digital information storing devices or data repositories (“silos”) that monitor broadcast data requests over the network. A number of silos automatically monitor both data requests and data its... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7503076 | Access to content addressable data over a network Access to content addressable data on a network is facilitated using digital information storing devices or data repositories (“silos”) that monitor broadcast data requests over the network. A number of silos automatically monitor both data requests and data its... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7487551 | Access to content addressable data over a network Access to content addressable data on a network is facilitated using digital information storing devices or data repositories (“silos”) that monitor broadcast data requests over the network. A number of silos automatically monitor both data requests and data its... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7475432 | Content addressable information encapsulation, representation, and transfer Representing a number of assets on an originating computer begins with selecting the assets to be represented. Cryptographic hash asset identifiers are generated; each of the asset identifiers is computed using the contents of a particular asset. The asset identifie... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7444389 | Methods and apparatus for generating a content address to indicate data units written to a storage system proximate in time One embodiment is a system for locating content on a storage system, in which the storage system provides a location hint to the host of where the data is physically stored, which the host can resubmit with future access requests. In another embodiment, an index tha... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430645 | Methods and apparatus for extending a retention period for data in a storage system One embodiment is a method and apparatus for modifying retention periods in a storage system, in which previously defined retention periods for units of data may be reduced. In another embodiment, the retention period of a unit of data may be modified in response to... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428621 | Methods and apparatus for storing a reflection on a storage system One embodiment is directed to the deletion of content units from a storage system. When a content unit is deleted, a reflection may be created and stored on the storage system. The reflection identifies the deleted content unit and may include additional information... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7428611 | Methods and apparatus for forwarding access requests in a content addressable computer system Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and apparatus for receiving an input/output (I/O) request from a host computer that specifies an operation to be performed on a content addressable storage (CAS) system and determining which operation is ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7415731 | Content addressable information encapsulation, representation, and transfer One embodiment is directed to a method for use in a computer system comprising at least first and second computers, wherein the first provides content addressable storage. A request to access a unit of data stored by the first computer is issued by the second comput... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7415591 | Method and apparatus for migrating data and automatically provisioning a target for the migration Methods and apparatus for migrating a logical object. In one embodiment, a migration is performed by automatically determining the source location(s) of the logical object, moving the data stored therein to a target location while maintaining the availability of the... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7401322 | Software debugging tool In a method for testing computer code, each branch that occurs within the machine-readable code is located. A first tracepoint is placed immediately after the beginning of the branch and a second tracepoint at the target address of each branch, each tracepoint gener... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7392235 | Methods and apparatus for retrieval of content units in a time-based directory structure One embodiment of the invention is directed to providing a single instance storage capability in a content addressable computer system that stores content units in a time-based directory structure. Another embodiment is directed to managing access to content units t... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7376764 | Method and apparatus for migrating data in a computer system Methods and apparatus for migrating a data set. In one embodiment, a migration is paused. In another embodiment, for a migration of data between multiple source/target groups, the migration is initiated by beginning transfer for some groups and queuing others for la... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7330915 | Method for automatically configuring a balanced mass storage system for measuring system performance A method for measuring mass storage system performance in which a mass storage system has a plurality of disk drive storage elements controlled by a disk drive controller, the controller typically having a cache memory, and the controller receiving commands and data... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7266719 | Host system for mass storage business continuance volumes A mass storage business continuance time maker function host system that allows one or more MVS mainframe hosts to have the time to: establish business continuation volumes to mirror the standard mass storage volumes; synchronize business continuation volumes with t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7143394 | Analyzing software behavior Software behavior is analyzed. A disk drive controller has a processor executing computer software stored in a memory communicating with the processor via a local bus. In the controller, computer executable program code is identified that includes a set of computer ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7139872 | System and method for assessing the effectiveness of a cache memory or portion thereof using FIFO or LRU using cache utilization statistics A system efficiently determines of the likely effectiveness of the cache memory for various cache memory sizes, based on a prediction of the likely cache miss rate, the prediction being based on operational statistics which are gathered during actual use of the cach... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6883072 | Memory system and method of using same A memory system and method of using same are provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, the memory system may include a plurality of logic sections that may be used to facilitate execution of relatively complex atomic read-modify-write operations. ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6851019 | Swapping data storage volumes A process that swaps physical storage volumes. The process performs a number of simple arithmetic operations to find a seek time for B new states of a disk. The number is of order B. Each new state is related to a current state of the disk by a swap with a selected ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6842843 | Digital data storage subsystem including arrangement for increasing cache memory addressability A memory manager for use in connection with a memory comprises a memory access request receiver module, an address translation module and a memory access operation control module. The memory access request receiver module is configured to receive an access request r... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6839763 | System and method for expediting transfer of data from a local storage facility to a remote storage facility A data transfer arrangement transfers data from a source device, such as a local mass storage facility, to a destination device, such as a remote storage facility. The data transfer arrangement comprises a source device and a destination device. The source device tr... | 01/04/2005 |
