Efficient storage of variably-sized data objects in a data store
US9317213B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/067
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Variably-sized data objects may be received for storage at a data store. The data store may have a minimum write size. In various embodiments, received data objects may be divided into one or more equally-sized portions that equal the minimum write size of the data store and a remainder of the data object. The one or more equally-sized portions of the data object may be stored in data blocks that are equivalent to the minimum write size of the data store in a fixed-size data storage area of the data store. The remainder of the data object may be stored in a variably-sized data storage area of the data store along with one or more other data portions in a same data block. The remainder of the data object may, in some embodiments, be linked to the one or more equally-sized portions of the data object.
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