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Data retrieval based on storage device activation schedules

US9557938B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 13, 2014
Grant dateJan 31, 2017
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D10/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In at least one embodiment, a method of operating a multiple-data-storage-devices enclosure is disclosed. The method includes: receiving a first read request from a first requester device for a first requested data fragment; identifying a first target data storage device storing the first requested data fragment based at least partly on the first read request; activating, independently of receiving the first read request, only a subset of data storage devices in the enclosure, wherein the subset includes the first target data storage device; retrieving, based at least partly on the first read request and in response to activating the subset, the first requested data fragment from the first target data storage device; and transmitting the first requested data fragment to the first requester device.

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