Data processing: database and file management or data structures – File or database maintenance – Synchronization
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-02
2011-08-02
wong, don (Department: 2163)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
File or database maintenance
Synchronization
C707S616000, C711S162000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07991736
ABSTRACT:
Techniques are provided for processing a request. When the request is to read a data unit, information regarding the closest physical block locations is returned. When the request is to write to the data unit, information regarding one or more source block locations is returned, wherein the write is applied to one or more source blocks of the data unit. When a number of requests for the data unit exceed a threshold level and at least one quality of a service policy is not being met, a copy of the one or more source blocks of the data unit is created at a location selected based on proximity to at least one client computer from which the number of requests are high.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5077736 (1991-12-01), Dunphy, Jr. et al.
patent: 5155835 (1992-10-01), Belsan
patent: 5351246 (1994-09-01), Blaum et al.
patent: 5381545 (1995-01-01), Baker et al.
patent: 5392244 (1995-02-01), Jacobson et al.
patent: 5430855 (1995-07-01), Walsh et al.
patent: 5557775 (1996-09-01), Shedletsky
patent: 5649185 (1997-07-01), Antognini et al.
patent: 5787247 (1998-07-01), Norin et al.
patent: 5991813 (1999-11-01), Zarrow
patent: 6006264 (1999-12-01), Colby et al.
patent: 6073209 (2000-06-01), Bergsten
patent: 6105113 (2000-08-01), Schimmel
patent: 6163856 (2000-12-01), Dion et al.
patent: 6182122 (2001-01-01), Berstis
patent: 6189079 (2001-02-01), Micka et al.
patent: 6282670 (2001-08-01), Rezaul Islam et al.
patent: 6304980 (2001-10-01), Beardsley et al.
patent: 6314503 (2001-11-01), D'Errico et al.
patent: 6378038 (2002-04-01), Richardson et al.
patent: 6460055 (2002-10-01), Midgley et al.
patent: 6484204 (2002-11-01), Rabinovich
patent: 6496944 (2002-12-01), Hsiao et al.
patent: 6526418 (2003-02-01), Midgley et al.
patent: 6530004 (2003-03-01), King et al.
patent: 6582474 (2003-06-01), LaMarca et al.
patent: 6598174 (2003-07-01), Parks et al.
patent: 6640291 (2003-10-01), Fujibayashi et al.
patent: 6647474 (2003-11-01), Yanai et al.
patent: 6661901 (2003-12-01), Svean et al.
patent: 6718447 (2004-04-01), Cochran
patent: 6745206 (2004-06-01), Mandler et al.
patent: 6745209 (2004-06-01), Holenstein et al.
patent: 6754699 (2004-06-01), Swildens et al.
patent: 6772315 (2004-08-01), Perego
patent: 6779078 (2004-08-01), Murotani et al.
patent: 6779082 (2004-08-01), Burger et al.
patent: 6804690 (2004-10-01), Dysert et al.
patent: 6820217 (2004-11-01), Mock et al.
patent: 6832253 (2004-12-01), Auerbach
patent: 6876656 (2005-04-01), Brewer et al.
patent: 6880059 (2005-04-01), Mizuno et al.
patent: 6895467 (2005-05-01), Lubbers et al.
patent: 6904046 (2005-06-01), Benayoun et al.
patent: 6928513 (2005-08-01), Lubbers et al.
patent: 6957433 (2005-10-01), Umberger et al.
patent: 6959360 (2005-10-01), Murotani et al.
patent: 6985995 (2006-01-01), Holland et al.
patent: 7107483 (2006-09-01), Duncan et al.
patent: 7165096 (2007-01-01), Soltis
patent: 7167960 (2007-01-01), Kodama et al.
patent: 7203732 (2007-04-01), McCabe et al.
patent: 7383406 (2008-06-01), McBride et al.
patent: 2001/0044879 (2001-11-01), Moulton et al.
patent: 2001/0047448 (2001-11-01), Sueoka et al.
patent: 2002/0016827 (2002-02-01), McCabe et al.
patent: 2002/0103969 (2002-08-01), Koizumi et al.
patent: 2002/0124085 (2002-09-01), Matsuda et al.
patent: 2002/0133491 (2002-09-01), Sim et al.
patent: 2002/0138347 (2002-09-01), Sakata
patent: 2002/0188697 (2002-12-01), O'Connor
patent: 2003/0046369 (2003-03-01), Sim et al.
patent: 2003/0182421 (2003-09-01), Faybishenko et al.
patent: 2003/0225801 (2003-12-01), Devarakonda et al.
patent: 2004/0002934 (2004-01-01), Taulbee et al.
patent: 2004/0153727 (2004-08-01), Hicken et al.
patent: 2004/0225719 (2004-11-01), Kisley et al.
patent: 2005/0193239 (2005-09-01), Shackelford
patent: 2006/0112242 (2006-05-01), McBride et al.
patent: 1170657 (2002-09-01), None
First Office Action for U.S. Appl. No. 10/993,801, dated Apr. 23, 2007, 12 pgs.
Final Office Action for U.S. Appl. No. 10/993,801, dated Sep. 7, 2007, 41 pgs.
Third Office Action for U.S. Appl. No. 10/993,801, dated Feb. 28, 2008, 18 pgs.
Office Action for U.S. Appl. No. 10/993,801, dated Apr. 11, 2008, 14 pgs.
Notice of Allowance for U.S. Appl. No. 10/993,801, dated Jul. 14, 2008, 14 pgs.
Response to First Office Action for U.S. Appl. No. 10/993,801, dated Jun. 27, 2007, 14 pgs.
Response to Final Office Action for U.S. Appl. No. 10/993,801, dated Nov. 12, 2007, 12 pgs.
Response to Third Office Action for U.S. Appl. No. 10/993,801, dated May 28, 2008, 8 pgs.
Supplemental Notice of Allowance for U.S. Appl. No. 10/993,801, dated Aug. 13, 2008, 6 pgs.
International Search Report and Written Opinion dated Jun. 23, 2006 for Application No. PCT/EP2005/056059, filed Nov. 18 2005.
European Office Action, May 2, 2008, for European Application No. 05 817 273.5-1245, 7 pp.
Response to Examination Report for Application 05817273.5-1245, Aug. 14, 2008, 4 pp.
U.S. Appl. No. 12/104,288, filed Apr. 16, 2008, entitled Application Transparent Autonomic Availability on a Storage Area Network Aware File System, invented by Gregory Edward McBride.
U.S. Appl. No. 12/238,187, filed Sep. 9, 2008, entitled System and Article of Manufacture for Transparent Autonomic Data Replication Improving Access Performance for a Storage Area Network Aware File System, invented by Gregory Edward McBride.
European Patent Office, Communication Pursuant to Article 94(3) EPC, for application 05 817 273.5-1245, dated Jun. 29, 2009, 7 pgs.
Le Cuong Minh
McBride Gregory Edward
Shackelford David Michael
Davda Janaki K.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Konrad Raynes and Victor LLP
Wong Don
Xue Belinda
LandOfFree
Article of manufacture and system for autonomic data caching... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Article of manufacture and system for autonomic data caching..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Article of manufacture and system for autonomic data caching... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2746050