High performance file system
December 6, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesAllocation of rotating memory device storage locations Data structure and search method for a data base management system Method of file access in a distributed processing computer network Hierarchical file system to provide cataloging and retrieval of data Object management facility for maintaining data in a computer system Method of rapidly opening disk files identified by path names 5034914 File management system Patent #: 5047918 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 400533 filed on 08/29/1989US Classes:707/205File allocationExaminersPrimary: Heckler, Thomas M.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 012/02AbstractA system and method for allocating contiguous portions of memory to a file. On or more file nodes are provided for allocating memory to one or more files, and the location of these file nodes is maintained. Within these file nodes, the location of one or more runs of contiguous portions of memory are maintained. These contiguous portions of memory are allocated to a file in accordance with the corresponding file node. In one embodiment, the file nodes can be extended in a binary tree structure of additional nodes each storing locations of runs of contiguous portions of memory.Other References
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