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Efficient data storage system

US7373464B2 · kind B2 · utility

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32Claims
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Filing dateMay 24, 2005
Grant dateMay 13, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2026

Classification

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

Abstract

A method for storing data comprising is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a data stream comprising a plurality of data segments wherein each data segment is associated with an identifier. The method further determining using a subset of identifiers that are stored in a low latency memory whether a data segments has been previously stored and returning the identifier for the data segment in the event the data segment is determined to have been stored previously.

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