Remote access and geographically distributed computers in a globally addressable storage environment
US5987506A · kind A · utility
803Cited by
53References
22Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99945
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system employs a globally addressable storage environment that allows a plurality of networked computers to access data by addressing even when the data is stored on a persistent storage device such as a computer hard disk and other traditionally non-addressable data storage devices. The computers can be located on a single computer network or on a plurality of interconnected computer networks such as two local area networks (LANs) coupled by a wide area network (WAN). The globally addressable storage environment allows data to be accessed and shared by and among the various computers on the plurality of networks.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.