Cloud-based directory system based on hashed values of parent and child storage locations
US8972366B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/137
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for a cloud-based directory system based on hashed values of parent and child storage locations. Platforms and techniques are provided to store a data object to cloud storage resources in two or more locations recorded in a consistent hash structure. A file management tool can store one copy of the data object to a location corresponding to the hashed value of the file path or name, and a second copy to a location corresponding to the hashed value of the parent directory of the data object. All files sharing a common parent directory or other location therefore have at least one copy stored to the same location, in common with the parent. Directory-wide read, write, and/or search operations can therefore be performed more efficiently, since the constituent files of a directory or other location can be accessed from one location rather than distributed locations.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.