Standard file system access to data that is initially stored and accessed via a proprietary interface
US8239402B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/116
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various methods and systems can be used to provide standard file system access to data that is originally accessed only by a proprietary interface. One such method involves querying an application (e.g., a database management system) for information identifying a location of each of several data objects within several volumes. The application provides a proprietary interface to the data objects stored on the volumes. The method then creates metadata, which associates each of several files within a new file system with the location of a respective one of the data objects within the volumes. The metadata can be created by an in-place conversion module implemented on a computing device. The method then provides the application with access to the files within the new file system, subsequent to creating the metadata.
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