Patent · US Expired

Virtual file servers with storage device

US7673012B2 · kind B2 · utility

5Cited by
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3Claims
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Filing dateFeb 28, 2003
Grant dateMar 2, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 16, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/329
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system renting out file servers to many companies in a data center has a security problem so that the user cannot perform operation needing manager authorization in the file servers. An OS provides execution administrative area information of an application program designated by process information which can specify the range of an accessible device to operate the server system of the customer in the administrative area information.

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