Data storage device with deterministic caching and retention...

Details Data storage device with deterministic caching and retention... Data storage device with deterministic caching and retention...

2006-10-17

2006-10-17

Kindred, Alford W. (Department: 2163)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C711S173000, C711S145000, C396S429000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07124152

ABSTRACT:
A data storage device with deterministic caching and retention capabilities to effect file level data transfers with a host device. The data storage device includes a data recording medium on which user data are stored and a data transducing head which accesses the stored data, an operating system kernel module having a virtual file system, and a deterministic caching module. A file level request issued by the host device is processed by the virtual file system and passed to the deterministic caching module which converts the file level request into a number of block oriented access commands to access a selected number of data sectors on the medium associated with the file level request. A sort priority is assigned to each access command in relation to at least one identified characteristic of the file level request. The access commands are executed in relation to the assigned sort priorities.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5218695 (1993-06-01), Noveck et al.
patent: 5404482 (1995-04-01), Stamm et al.
patent: 5727206 (1998-03-01), Fish et al.
patent: 5745888 (1998-04-01), Bauer et al.
patent: 5828876 (1998-10-01), Fish et al.
patent: 5881331 (1999-03-01), Yamamoto
patent: 6289356 (2001-09-01), Hitz et al.
patent: 6336167 (2002-01-01), Jeffries et al.
patent: 6587937 (2003-07-01), Jensen et al.
patent: 6697846 (2004-02-01), Soltis
patent: 6708265 (2004-03-01), Black
patent: 6732104 (2004-05-01), Weber
patent: 6738775 (2004-05-01), Asherman

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Data storage device with deterministic caching and retention... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Data storage device with deterministic caching and retention..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Data storage device with deterministic caching and retention... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3642379