Symantec Corporation

Aol Inc.

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

Aol Llc, a Delaware Limited Liability Company

Ketan Shah

Richard L Hammons

Amr Sabaa

Bao Vu

Qingyuan Ma

Sharad Srivastava

Tarak Parekh

Nikhil Marathe

Jitendra Pore

Parag V Thakur

Ganesh Vasantrao Gaikwad

Mayank Shekhar

Lucy Yan

Neha Shirish Deodhar

File management systems and methods are presented. In one embodiment, implementation of a method for determining the accurate ownership of a file within a data system includes: identifying a first plurality of access events for a file, wherein the file is associated with a directory of related files; identifying a second plurality of access events for the related files within the directory, wherein access events in the first and second plurality of access events occur within a period; determining a pool of users accessing files within the directory within the period; and selecting a user from the pool of users as an inferred owner of the file based on access metrics related to the plurality of access events.

Determining file ownership of active and inactive files based on file access history

A system and method of identifying a data owner examining a plurality of criterion including access type, number of accesses at a given time and over the period of time selected, recentness of access, and permission levels of users. The method of file owner identification comprises collecting a plurality of samples including usage of a file by a plurality of users. A plurality of factors is calculated based on said plurality of users, wherein a respective factor is calculated for each of said plurality of users, wherein each factor is based on a plurality of use elements. Based on said plurality of factors, a file owner is determined of said file from among said plurality of users. The file owner may be communicated and/or displayed e.g., in a graph.

Method and system for identification of data owner in an unstructured data environment

Embodiments according to the invention relate to frame redirection, which includes methods to intercept and re-route traffic between an initiator and a target. When a frame is redirected, an initiator issues a frame to the target, but the frame is received by a virtual target in a redirection switch by allowing the redirection switch to use the WWN of the actual target. From the perspective of the initiator, the target resides on the redirection switch. From the redirection switch, the frame is sent to the actual target by allowing the redirection switch to use the identity of the initiator. In other words, the redirection switch presents the WWN of the initiator to the target when the redirected frame is sent to the target. From the perspective of the target, the frame is received as if it originated at the initiator.

Method and apparatus for frame redirection in a storage area network environment

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for connecting wish lists to users, thus making wish lists accessible to such user attributes as buddy lists, or the equivalent. The invention attaches a wish list to an instant messaging name and therefore makes it available to all persons on the user's buddy list. In a further embodiment of the invention, the wish list is attached to an account, such as a wallet. As a result, various conveniences are provided. For example, a member of the user's buddy list can give a gift to the user from the wish list; a group can contribute incrementally to the giving of a gift to the user; an individual can add incremental amounts to his or her wish list to pay for an item on time (as a type of layaway); and relatives and friends can give gifts that they know will be appreciated because the gifts are on the user's wish list.

Wish list associated with buddy list screen name

Method and medium for associating a wish list with buddy list screen name

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Ketan Shah