Storage system indexed using persistent metadata structures
US10656857B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage system. The storage system includes: a data store including a plurality of data blocks; and an element store, the element store including a plurality of element trees, wherein each element tree includes a plurality of metadata blocks containing pointers, wherein each pointer points to one of the plurality of metadata blocks or to one of the data blocks, wherein data of the plurality of data blocks is read by navigating at least one of the plurality of element trees.
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