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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2018
Code 42 Software, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Matthew Dornquast, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brian Bispala, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Damon Allison, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Brad Armstrong, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Marshall Scorcio, San Francisco, CA (US);
Rory Lonergan, Plymouth, MN (US);
Peter Lindquist, St. Paul, MN (US);
Christopher Parker, New Richmond, WI (US);
Code 42 Software, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
In connection with a data distribution architecture, client-side 'deduplication' techniques may be utilized for data transfers occurring among various file system nodes. In some examples, these deduplication techniques involve fingerprinting file system elements that are being shared and transferred, and dividing each file into separate units referred to as 'blocks' or “chunks.” These separate units may be used for independently rebuilding a file from local and remote collections, storage locations, or sources. The deduplication techniques may be applied to data transfers to prevent unnecessary data transfers, and to reduce the amount of bandwidth, processing power, and memory used to synchronize and transfer data among the file system nodes. The described deduplication concepts may also be applied for purposes of efficient file replication, data transfers, and file system events occurring within and among networks and file system nodes.