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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen H Blendermann, Boulder, CO (US);
Alan Ray Sutton, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
711165 ; 707-7 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for selectively storing data files on a multiple volume cartridge (MVC) device which maximizes the likelihood of gaps in stored data appearing at the end of a cartridge. All incoming data files are initially stored in a virtual disk buffer, and checked to determine time of expiration. The expiration information is then used to reorder the virtual data volume files when placed on the MVC device so that the last to expire is stored first, and the first to expire is stored last.