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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:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Jason L. Taylor, Apex, NC (US);
Alan L. Taylor, Cary, NC (US);
Inventors:
Jason L. Taylor, Apex, NC (US);
Alan L. Taylor, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0646 (2013.01); G06F 3/0608 (2013.01); G06F 3/0641 (2013.01); G06F 3/0665 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for creating logical units associated with a data storage system. In one example, a method comprises the following steps. One or more blocks of source data associated with a data storage system are identified. The one or more blocks of source data are associated with at least a first logical unit that exists in the data storage system. A second logical unit is created which references the one or more identified blocks of source data.