System and method for sub-block deduplication with search for identical sectors inside a candidate block
US11847333B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0688
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, computer program product, and computer system for identifying duplicate sectors in a block of a plurality of blocks. The duplicate sectors in the block may be zeroed out. A data reduction operation may be performed on the block after the duplicate sectors are zeroed out.
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