4310 results about "Storage structure" patented technology

The addition of a layer between a tree data storage structure and a persistent storage is disclosed. The additional layer, called a storage module, generates an identifier and allocates it to a node in the tree data storage structure. The storage module additionally performs a mapping function, allocating the identifier to a location in persistent storage. If the node is later deleted from the tree data storage structure, then the mapping of the identifier to the location in persistent storage is likewise deleted. In this way, if the node is deleted and, concurrently, a lookup or write operation is attempted on the deleted node, the storage module will read the identifier associated with the deleted node but will not be able to map the identifier to a location in persistent storage. Instead, an exception is generated and sent to the tree data storage module.

A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for an application programming interface (API) on a client computer that enables access to architectural project information stored across the internet on a server site. The server site maintains an organization for the architectural information in the form of containers for storing, managing, and sharing files for one or more architectural projects, wherein the files comprise drawings, documents, communications, and tasks related to the architectural projects. The API of the invention permits third parties to create custom clients or permit direct access to a site hosted on a server. Such an API operates with both thick (.exe) and thin (.html) clients. The API establishes / obtains a connection between the client and the server to enable such access. For example, if the user desires to store a file on the server site, the user selects the appropriate server site / folder from within an application program executing the API. The API may then require the user to logon and confirms that the user has appropriate access permissions to work with the server site / folder. Once confirmed, the connection session is established. During the session, the user may access and download files as desired while maintaining the storage structure of architectural information stored on the server site.

Apparatus and method for making a multi-layered storage structure includes forming a device layer on a single-crystal wafer, cleaving the device layer from the wafer, repeating the forming and cleaving to provide a plurality of cleaved device layers, and bonding the cleaved device layers together to form the multi-layered storage structure.

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for managing eviction of data. A cache write module stores data on a non-volatile storage device sequentially using a log-based storage structure having a head region and a tail region. A direct cache module caches data on the non-volatile storage device using the log-based storage structure. The data is associated with storage operations between a host and a backing store storage device. An eviction module evicts data of at least one region in succession from the log-based storage structure starting with the tail region and progressing toward the head region.

An apparatus and method are provided that enable I / O devices to be shared among multiple operating system domains. The apparatus includes a first plurality of I / O ports, a second I / O port, and a plurality of port initialization logic elements. The first plurality of I / O ports is coupled to a plurality of operating system domains through a load-store fabric. Each of the first plurality of I / O ports routes transactions between the plurality of operating system domains and the switching apparatus. The second I / O port is coupled to a first shared input / output endpoint. The first shared input / output endpoint is configured to request / complete the transactions for each of the plurality of operating system domains. One of the plurality of port initialization logic elements is coupled to the second I / O port and remaining ones of the plurality of port initialization logic elements are each coupled to a corresponding one of the first plurality of I / O ports. The plurality of port initialization logic elements is configured to initialize corresponding links between each of the plurality of operating system domains and the switching apparatus, and between the first shared input / output endpoint and the switching apparatus, to support the transactions, where each of the plurality of port initialization logic elements automatically configures a corresponding polarity for each of the first plurality of I / O ports and the second I / O port, and where the corresponding polarity is in a default polarity prior to being configured.

The present invention provides an improved method of storing, maintaining, and distributing computer intelligible electronic data that substantially reduces the cost and complexity of traditional database management systems. The present invention provides a unstructured database capable of efficiently accessing and storing electronic data, regardless of the data's structure. Instead of slotting incoming data into a predefined rigid storage structure, the present invention analyzes the inherent structure of the incoming data. Based upon the results of this analysis, the unstructured database of the present invention generates a storage model using tokenized symbology representing the inherent structure of the data. The tokenized symbology of the present invention is utilized to provide immediate access to each data field in a given record. The present invention utilizes logical and positional pointers to allow entire records associated with any data field to be generated without the need for additional search queries.

A multi-level storage architecture and method of performing a partial merge are disclosed. A main store is partitioned into a passive main part and an active main part, the active main part being empty at a start of the partial merge, the passive main part storing encoded data records of the main store that are not subject to the partial merge. A values index corresponding to a sorted dictionary of the passive main part is set to a cardinality of n. The data records of a second level storage structure is merged into the active main part, the active main part having a dictionary that starts with a value of n+1, such that the merging into the active main part continues an encoding scheme according to the values index of the passive main part.

A method of translating a document includes converting the document into a plurality of distinct cognizable translation units (CTUs), linking the plurality of CTUs to facilitate reassembly of the document, storing the plurality of CTUs in a document-specific data storage structure, collecting the plurality of CTUs into at least one collection strategy group for translation independent of the data storage structure and translating the at least one group of CTUs using a combination of at least two of machine, human, and machine aided human translation techniques that are set to satisfy translation platform operation criteria separately for each group.

Disclosed is a system for organizing and storing information about multiple peer identities. New certificates are introduced that enable a user to efficiently create, modify, and delete identities and groups. New storage structures enable the user to list and search through existing identities, groups, and their related certificates. An identity certificate contains information about a peer identity. A group root certificate is created by a user when he decides to create a new group. When the group creator user wishes to invite another entity to join the group, it creates another type of certificate called a group membership certificate. The group membership certificate is logically “chained” to the group root certificate. The invitee checks the validity of these certificates by checking that the chaining has been properly done. The invitee may then be allowed to invite other entities to join the group by sending out its own group membership certificates.

A method of storing and accessing data in a database system is disclosed. The database system comprises at least one primary data source. The database system is associated with at least one adapted data structure that defines the physical data storage structures (e.g., row storage and columnar storage) in which the data are stored. Data is allocated from the at least one primary data source to the at least one adapted data structure in correlation with a database query received. For example, based on the data access patterns (e.g., queries), the physical data storage structures in which the data managed by the database system are to be stored are dynamically determined.