Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Specific memory composition
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-04
2005-01-04
Kim, Matthew (Department: 2186)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Specific memory composition
C711S171000, C711S202000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06839802
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a system, method, and program for writing data to a storage medium formatted into a plurality of zones. Each zone comprises at least one circumferential track, each track comprises a plurality of addressable sectors, and the innermost zones have fewer sectors than outermost zones. A request is received to write a file to the storage medium. A determination is made of a utilization factor for the file and one zone for the file based on the determined utilization factor. The file is written to the determined zone.
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Dimitri Kamal Emile
Kulakowski John Edward
Means Rodney Jerome
Winarski Daniel James
Kim Matthew
Konrad Raynes & Victor LLP
Thomas Shane M
Victor David W.
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