System and method for controlling the storage of redundant electronic files to increase storage reliability and space efficiency
US8478729B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage control system including an overlap retrieval arrangement for retrieving overlap files, which are stored in at least one storage area of a plurality of storage areas, and which overlap one another, and a storage controlling arrangement for storing data of at least one overlapped part of the retrieved overlap files in a storage area having reliability that is greater than that of the storage area in which the data of this overlapped part is stored. A large number of files are stored in a plurality of storage areas, and the overlap retrieval arrangement retrieves overlap files from among a number of files, which is smaller than the number of stored files.
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