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Storing data using a direct data path architecture to reduce energy consumption and improve performance

US9239607B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2011
Grant dateJan 19, 2016
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/22
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for obtaining file information regarding a file to be downloaded from a remote location to a computing device, creating at least one empty file in a destination storage based on the file information and communicating block information regarding the empty file to a network interface, and receiving a data packet of the file in the network interface and directly sending a payload of the data packet from the network interface to the destination storage according to the block information, while a host processor of the computing device is in a low power state. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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