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Data compression in a file storage system

US7987162B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 2009
Grant dateJul 26, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0689
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide for compression of files in a filesystem. In embodiments of the present invention, a file is logically partitioned into chunks and each chunk is compressed, such that a request involving a portion of a file can be satisfied by reading and decompressing only the compressed chunk(s) corresponding to that portion.

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