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Method and apparatus for managing file systems and file-based data storage

US8086553B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Stored IQ, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jeff G. Bone · Austin, US
Brett A. Funderburg · Austin, US
A. Paul Jimenez · Austin, US
Laura Arbilla · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 10, 2007
Grant date	Dec 27, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 15, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S707/99953
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention can comprise systems and methods for managing filesystems and can provide a programmable filesystem with active rules and policies, an n-tier network filesystem, stack mounting, a union filesystem with write-through semantics, a filesystem middleware with selective delegation, a filesystem with a statistical warehouse and/or other management functionality.

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