Allocating storage area according to physical position information of a storage device
US7565500B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99955
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of allocating storage areas, intended to reserve the storage areas formed on a storage device for storing data, this method including the steps of: registering beforehand as a storage configuration information table 105, information on multiple storage areas to be managed and on the position where the storage device is installed; registering information on the purposes of use and positions of the storage areas beforehand as a position management table 107; acquiring position information from the position management table 107 in accordance with an allocation request for a storage area associated with the purpose of use; selecting an unallocated storage area from the storage configuration information table 105 with reference to the position information; and sending information on a selected area to a client from which the allocation request was issued.
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