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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Clark Edward Lubbers, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Randy L. Roberson, New Port Richey, FL (US);
Inventors:
Clark Edward Lubbers, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Randy L. Roberson, New Port Richey, FL (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A directory structure for a sparsely filled data container comprises a linked list, doubly linked list, skip list, or other non-fully populated list technique. One or more hierarchical levels of such lists may be used for sparsely filled directories. The directory structure may be converted to a conventional look-up table directory by reconstructing the directory when the directory becomes populated to certain point.