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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:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2006
Applicant:
T. David Evans, Rutland, MA (US);
Inventor:
T. David Evans, Rutland, MA (US);
Assignee:
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described are techniques for accessing data. The data is stored in a tree data structure at a first location. A hash value is determined in accordance with a portion of said data. An entry is created in a hash table in accordance with said hash value for said data. The entry includes a reference to said data at said first location, wherein said data is accessible at said first location using a first retrieval technique for said tree data structure and using a second retrieval technique for said hash table.