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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Smart Storage Systems, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Fitzpatrick, Sudbury, MA (US);
Mark Dancho, Chandler, AZ (US);
James M. Higgins, Chandler, AZ (US);
James M. Kresse, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
SMART STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 11/008 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7211 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, methods and/or devices are used to enable storage drive life estimation. In one aspect, the method includes (1) determining two or more age criteria of a storage drive, and (2) determining a drive age of the storage drive in accordance with the two or more age criteria of the storage drive.