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Efficient data storage system

US7305532B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 2006
Grant dateDec 4, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99952
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for providing efficient data storage. A data stream comprising a plurality of data segments is received. The system determines whether one of the plurality of data segments has been stored previously using a summary in a low latency memory; in the event that the data segment is determined not to have been stored previously, assigning an identifier to the data segment.

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