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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2014
Lyve Minds, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Christian M. Kaiser, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter D. Stout, San Jose, CA (US);
Ain McKendrick, Redwood City, CA (US);
Timothy Bucher, Geyserville, CA (US);
Jeff Ma, Redwood City, CA (US);
Randeep Singh Gakhal, Cupertino, CA (US);
Rick Pasetto, Cupertino, CA (US);
Stephen Sewerynek, Cupertino, CA (US);
LYVE MINDS, INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of allocating data to a storage block included in a storage network may include determining a plurality of characteristics associated with a storage block included in a storage network. The plurality of characteristics may include storage capacity of the storage block, available storage space of the storage block, likelihood of loss of data stored on the storage block, availability of the storage block with respect to the storage network, and use of the storage block. The method may further include allocating data to the storage block based on the plurality of characteristics.