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Efficient data storage system

US6928526B1 · kind B1 · utility

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29Claims
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Filing dateDec 20, 2002
Grant dateAug 9, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/1464
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for providing efficient data storage. A plurality of data segments is received in a data stream. The system determines whether a data segment has been stored previously in a low latency memory. In the event that the data segment is determined to have been stored previously, an identifier for the previously stored data segment is returned.

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