The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Sep. 30, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2004
Rod A. Dekoning, Augusta, KS (US);
Howard Hall, Groton, MA (US);
David Kopper, Wichita, KS (US);
Kevin Broas, Wichita, KS (US);
Kevin Faulkner, Westford, MA (US);
Wai Yim, Merrimack, NH (US);
Rod A. DeKoning, Augusta, KS (US);
Howard Hall, Groton, MA (US);
David Kopper, Wichita, KS (US);
Kevin Broas, Wichita, KS (US);
Kevin Faulkner, Westford, MA (US);
Wai Yim, Merrimack, NH (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide distributed storage systems that are scalable, secure, available, and manageable. These storage systems may utilize a single storage switch and allow resource sharing while securely separating customer data. A snapshot capability may be provided to capture a point-in-time image of the stored data and to track changes made to the stored data relative to a point-in-time image.