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Method and system for efficient file archiving and dearchiving in a DMD system

US6581076B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2000
Grant dateJun 17, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99955
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects for efficient archiving and dearchiving for a digital media distributor are presented. The aspects include a tape library for storing archived storage items, an archive server coupled to and managing the tape library, and a central site server coupled to the archive server and including a stage manager component. The stage manager component performs an archive operation to the archive server in response to a store request by grouping storage items according to predefined group categories and performs a dearchive operation from the archive server in response to a retrieve request by sorting storage items according to storage order within the predefined group categories.

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