Method and apparatus for storing information using an intelligent block storage controller
US9665302B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/657
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, devices, and media for improving data storage reliability and efficiency comprising: creating at least one logical storage drive comprising a plurality of logical blocks; mapping the at least one logical storage drive to at least one physical storage drive based on many-to-one mapping or one-to-many mapping, wherein the at least one physical storage drive comprises a plurality of physical blocks; and applying a compression algorithm to data held in one or more logical blocks, aggregating units of the data, and storing the units of the data into one or more physical blocks.
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