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Efficient data storage system

US7434015B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 16, 2007
Grant dateOct 7, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 16, 2027

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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