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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. 03, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Hgst Netherlands B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/064 (2013.01); G06F 3/0643 (2013.01); G06F 3/0644 (2013.01); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a file management system that includes an unformatted raw data area storing a plurality of raw data files at respective locations within the unformatted raw data area. The storage medium also includes a formatted partitioned area that includes a plurality of partitions each associated with a different file system. Each partition includes a plurality of metadata files each corresponding with one of the plurality of raw data files. Each metadata file includes metadata regarding the corresponding one of the plurality of raw data files.