Content repository implemented in a network storage server system
US8180813B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/907
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network storage server system includes a distributed object store, a presentation layer, a metadata subsystem, and a content management subsystem. The object store has no namespace and provides location-independent addressing of data objects. The presentation layer provides multiple interfaces for accessing data stored in the object store, including a NAS interface and a Web Service interface, and provides at least one namespace for accessing data via the NAS interface or the Web Service interface. The Web Service interface allows access to stored data via the namespace or without using the namespace (“raw object” access). The metadata subsystem stores user-specified and/or system-generated metadata relating to data objects and allows data objects to be identified and retrieved by searching on the metadata. The content management subsystem autonomously manages lifecycles of data objects according to user-specified policies, based on metadata associated with the data objects and tracked by the metadata subsystem.
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