Tape backup method

SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR REDUCING DISK SPACE USAGE AND IMPROVING INPUT/OUTPUT PERFORMANCE OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS

Memory system

Data storage device, storing medium access method and storing medium thereof

Compression on thin provisioned volumes using extent based mapping

Recording apparatus and method for fat file

Method and system for storing memory compressed data onto memory compressed disks

Storage controller and storage control method for accessing storage devices in sub-block units

Method and system for allocating data objects for efficient reads in a mass storage subsystem

Dividing incoming data into multiple data streams and transforming the data for storage in a logical data object

HYBRID STORAGE DEVICE

Method and system for storing memory compressed data onto memory compressed disks

Methods of operating a memory system

System and apparatus for enhancing data storage efficiency of a flash memory by reducing time for reorganizing data

Writing to asymmetric memory

Seamless application access to hybrid main memory

Memory block identified by group of logical block addresses, storage device with movable sectors, and methods

Hybrid storage subsystem with mixed placement of file contents

Non-volatile memory with multi-gear control using on-chip folding of data

Systems and methods for providing nonlinear journaling

Trace-assisted startup optimization from a virtual disk

Intra-block memory wear leveling

Memory system with multiple striping of raid groups and method for performing the same

Semiconductor memory card access apparatus, a computer-readable recording medium, an initialization method, and a semiconductor memory card

Using LUN type for storage allocation

Memory system with error detection and retry modes of operation

Efficiency of hardware memory access using dynamically replicated memory

Reducing erase cycles in an electronic storage device that uses at least one erase-limited memory device

Virtual disk mapping

File management system for devices containing solid-state media

Block boundary resolution for mismatched logical and physical block sizes

Flash memory system and defragmentation method

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOVERING ELECTRONIC INFORMATION FROM A STORAGE MEDIUM

Drive apparatus for performing a sequential recording and reproduction on a write-once recording medium, and method of reproducing same

Simultaneously supporting different block sizes on a single hard drive

Stripe based memory operation

Method and system for dynamic storage tiering using allocate-on-write snapshots

Social networking utilizing a dispersed storage network

Method and system for grouping storage system components

Virtual disk drive system and method

Interactive gaming utilizing a dispersed storage network

Tearing-proof method for writing data in a nonvolatile memory

Performance improvement of a capacity optimized storage system using a performance segment storage system and a segment storage system

Snapshotting of a performance storage system in a system for performance improvement of a capacity optimized storage system

Snapshot metadata management in a storage system

Method for writing and reading data in a nonvolatile memory, by means of metadata

Method for wear leveling in a nonvolatile memory

Method for reading a nonvolatile memory by means of metadata and of a look-up table

Performance improvement of a capacity optimized storage system including a determiner

Apparatus, system, and method for allocating storage

Semiconductor memory system with first and second nonvolatile memories storing user and management data and a controller controlling read/write of the memories and having simultaneous data transfer in and out of one of the memories

Memory system with controller for managing management data and reverse flag for reversing write data

SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

Memory system with controller for managing management data and reverse flag for reversing write data

Controller and data storage device

Controller

Systems and methods for compressing data in non-volatile semiconductor memory drives

Dispersed storage processing unit and methods with geographical diversity for use in a dispersed storage system

DISPERSED STORAGE PROCESSING UNIT AND METHODS WITH DATA AGGREGATION FOR USE IN A DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEM

Data area managing method in information recording medium and information processor employing data area managing method

Dispersed storage processing unit and methods with operating system diversity for use in a dispersed storage system

Dispersed storage unit and methods with metadata separation for use in a dispersed storage system

Mapping alignment

Database operation-aware striping technique

Efficient computation of sketches

Method for optimizing performance and power usage in an archival storage system by utilizing massive array of independent disks (MAID) techniques and controlled replication under scalable hashing (CRUSH)

FRAGMENTATION REDUCTION USING VIRTUAL SECTORS FOR STATIC DATA

Memory drive that can be operated like optical disk drive and method for virtualizing memory drive as optical disk drive

Memory controller utilizing an error coding dispersal function

Computing device booting utilizing dispersed storage

Computing core application access utilizing dispersed storage

Computing system utilizing dispersed storage

Storage device controller with a plurality of I/O processors requesting data from a plurality of stripe units of a logical volume

ERASURE CODED DATA STORAGE CAPACITY AND POWER MANAGEMENT

Apparatus, system, and method for coordinating storage requests in a multi-processor/multi-thread environment

IOMMU using two-level address translation for I/O and computation offload devices on a peripheral interconnect

Methods and system of pooling storage devices

Integrating data from symmetric and asymmetric memory

Allocating files in a file system integrated with a RAID disk sub-system

Autonomic reclamation processing on sequential storage media

Memory system and controller with mode for direct access memory

Asymmetric memory migration in hybrid main memory

Write-once recording medium, a recording apparatus and a reproducing apparatus for a write-once recording medium

SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ACCELERATED DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL

Defragmentation of solid state memory

Spatial locality of file system block allocations for related items

COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING EMULATOR EMULATING RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE MEDIUM ON VIRTUAL SEQUENTIAL ACCESS STORAGE MEDIUM

Virtual tape apparatus, control method of virtual tape apparatus, and control section of electronic device

Block-level single instancing

Apparatus, system, and method to increase data integrity in a redundant storage system

Apparatus and method of rearranging data and nonvolatile data storage apparatus

Direct logical block addressing flash memory mass storage architecture

Copying a differential data store into temporary storage media in response to a request

Active-active support of virtual storage management in a storage area network (“SAN”)

Reclamation of thin provisioned disk storage

Efficient data storage system

Transforming logical data objected for storage includes identifying multiple write request to the same logical object and grouping transformed data chunks

STORAGE DEVICE AND STORING METHOD

Storage optimization system based on object size

System and method for sector remapping

Data compression in a file storage system

Memory system and control method thereof

Drive apparatus for performing a sequential recording and reproduction on a write-once recording medium, and method of reproducing same

Apparatus, system, and method for data block usage information synchronization for a non-volatile storage volume

Method for remote asynchronous replication of volumes and apparatus therefor

Methods and systems for storing data blocks of multi-streams and multi-user applications

Semiconductor memory card access apparatus, a computer-readable recording medium, an initialization method, and a semiconductor memory card

Transaction-based storage system and method that uses variable sized objects to store data

Abstracting programmatic representation of data storage systems

Data storage performance enhancement through a write activity level metric recorded in high performance block storage metadata

Storage device employing a flash memory

Data mover permitting data transfer without transferring data between application and operating system

Solid state memory formatting

DATA MEMORY DEVICE AND CONTROLLER WITH INTERFACE ERROR DETECTION AND HANDLING LOGIC

Rapid defragmentation of storage volumes

Estimating space in a compressed volume

Improving performance in a cache mechanism by way of destaging data in partial strides

Memory system controller to manage wear leveling across a plurality of storage nodes

Computer system, storage system and method for saving storage area by integrating same data

Recovery for non-volatile memory after power loss

RETRIEVAL OF CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY-SPLIT DATA BLOCKS FROM FASTEST-RESPONDING STORAGE DEVICES

Storage switch, storage system, and data copying method using bitmaps representing different sized regions

Method and apparatus for rebuilding data in a dispersed data storage network

Nonvolatile semiconductor memory drive, information processing apparatus and management method of storage area in nonvolatile semiconductor memory drive

Nonvolatile Semiconductor Memory Drive and Data Management Method of Nonvolatile Semiconductor Memory Drive

Non-volatile memory system storing data in single-level cell or multi-level cell according to data characteristics

Scaling of small computer system interface input output (SCSI I/O) referrals

Defragmentation method for a machine-readable storage device

Method for controlling non-volatile semiconductor memory system

ACCESS CONTROL APPARATUS, ACCESS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE APPARATUS

Disk layout method for object-based storage devices

Non-volatile memory system and access method thereof utilizing a confirm mark when data has been successfully recorded therein

Memory Device and Memory System Including the Same

Hierarchical immutable content-addressable memory processor

DATA STORAGE METHOD AND DEVICE, AND SYSTEM THEREFOR

Distributed file serving architecture with metadata storage and data access at the data server connection speed

Memory system for data storage and retrieval

Hybrid multi-tiered caching storage system

Information processing apparatus, and operation method of storage system

System and method for controlling automated page-based tier management in storage systems

Embedded mapping information for memory devices

VIRTUAL BLOCK-LEVEL STORAGE OVER A FILE SYSTEM

Integrated-circuit implementation of a storage-shelf router and a path controller card for combined use in high-availability mass-storage-device shelves and that support virtual disk formatting

Virtual disk drive system and method

Memory system and control method thereof

Hybrid storage apparatus and logical block address assigning method

Semiconductor storage device with volatile and nonvolatile memories, method of controlling the same, controller and information processing apparatus

Semiconductor device having a volatile semiconductor memory and a nonvolatile semiconductor memory which performs read/write using different size data units

Semiconductor storage device with nonvolatile and volatile memories, method of controlling the same, controller and information processing apparatus

Semiconductor storage device with volatile and nonvolatile memories

Process and method for logical-to-physical address mapping using a volatile memory device in solid state disks

Memory system and host device

Method for Controlling Non-Volatile Semiconductor Memory System

Software self-checking systems and methods

Security system for external data storage apparatus and control method thereof

Memory system with a memory controller controlling parallelism of driving memories

Storage unit management methods and systems

Storage system, copy control method, and copy control unit

DISK STORAGE APPARATUS AND PROGRAM

B-file abstraction for efficiently archiving self-expiring data

Method and system for storing memory compressed data onto memory compressed disks

Sequential hard disk data storage method and system

File input/output scheduler

Virtual disk drive system and method

Managing read requests from multiple requestors

Data storage systems, methods and networks having a snapshot efficient block map

Method and system for managing inactive snapshot blocks

Solid state disk controller apparatus

Flash memory architecture with separate storage of overhead and user data

Method and apparatus for a volume management system in a non-volatile memory device

Recording medium storing data allocation control program, data allocation control device, data allocation control method, and multi-node storage-system

Unidirectional error code transfer method for a bidirectional data link

Unidirectional error code transfer for both read and write data transmitted via bidirectional data link

Method for achieving sequential I/O performance from a random workload

Method for the allocation of data on physical media by a file system which optimizes power consumption

Storage of sequentially sensitive data

Increasing the memory performance of flash memory devices by writing sectors simultaneously to multiple flash memory devices

Memory system

Apparatus, system, and method for coordinating storage requests in a multi-processor/multi-thread environment

Direct logical block addressing flash memory mass storage architecture

Power conservation in a composite array of data storage devices

Apparatus, system, and method for a read-before-write storage controller instruction

Recycled version number values in flash memory

FLASH DEVICES WITH RAID

Systems and methods for recovering electronic information from a storage medium

NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED DATA MERGE METHOD

Using the LUN type for storage allocation

Method and apparatus for active software disown of cache line's exlusive rights

Techniques For Storing Data In Multiple Different Data Storage Media

Method and system for grouping storage system components

Storage control device, and control method for storage control device

Apparatus, system, and method for ensuring data validity in a data storage process

Method and system for dynamically allocating read and write sequence randomizer

Non-volatile cache in disk drive emulation

Memory to memory communication and storage for hybrid systems

Data storage system for storing data in different types of data storage media

Writing of data on an array of storage devices with controlled granularity

Virtual disk drive system and method

Storage controller and method for control of a data storage device

System, method, and computer program product for increasing spare space in memory to extend a lifetime of the memory

Virtual disk drive system and method

System, method, and computer program product for increasing a lifetime of a plurality of blocks of memory

Random allocation of media storage units

Method and System for Reorganizing a Storage Device

Storing data blocks to maximize the amount of storage space used in a storage device

Providing and utilizing high performance block storage metadata

System and method of matching data rates

Apparatus and method for defragmenting files on a hydrid hard disk

Self-organizing heterogeneous distributed storage system

Virtual disk drive system and method

Memory power management

Storing redundant segments and parity information for segmented logical volumes

Techniques for snapshotting

Method to accelerate block level snapshots in archiving storage systems

Method for controlling storage system, and storage control apparatus

Moving sectors within a block of information in a flash memory mass storage architecture

Electronic device data access system and method

REDUNDANT DATA ON HARD DRIVE

Logging latency reduction

Method for Managing Flash Memory

Drive device

Write-once recording medium, and a recording apparatus and a reproducing apparatus for a write-once recording medium

CACHE MEMORY DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD OF THE DEVICE

BLOCK ADDRESSING FOR PARALLEL MEMORY ARRAYS

Seek minimized recoverable streaming file system

Data structure for highly efficient data queries

Multi-level controller with smart storage transfer manager for interleaving multiple single-chip flash memory devices

NONVOLATILE MEMORY CONTROL DEVICE, NONVOLATILE MEMORY CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE DEVICE

System and method of monitoring data storage activity

Method and system for compression of data for block mode access storage

Non-volatile memory and method with multi-stream updating

Remote disk control apparatus, and remote disk control method

System and method for achieving reliable WORM storage using WMRM storage

Storage device and storage device data life cycle control method

Storage system

Data storage array scaling method and system with minimal data movement

DATA STORAGE ARRAY SCALING METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH MINIMAL DATA MOVEMENT

Flexible data storage system

System and method for storage structure reorganization

Block reallocation planning during read-ahead processing

Method and system for distributing snapshots across arrays of an array cluster

Direct access storage system with combined block interface and file interface access

Storage controller and storage control method for accessing storage devices in sub-block units

Transaction-based storage system and method that uses variable sized objects to store data

Drive apparatus for performing a sequential recording and reproduction on a write-once recording medium, and method of reproducing same

MEMORY APPARATUS TO WRITE AND READ DATA, AND METHOD THEREOF

Memory management system and method

Eliminating fragmentation with buddy-tree allocation

Apparatus, system, and method for utilizing tape media segmentation

Method and system for processing access to disk block

Systems for conversion of update blocks based on association with host file management data structures

System and method for concurrently checking availability of data in extending memories

MEMORY STORAGE VIA AN INTERNAL COMPRESSION ALGORITHM

Portable Data Storage Device Using Multiple Memory Devices

System, method and apparatus for accelerating fast block devices

Storage apparatus having unused physical area autonomous management function

Fast block device and methodology

Semiconductor storage device and method of controlling the same

Semiconductor memory card access apparatus, a computer-readable recording medium, an initialization method, and a semiconductor memory card

SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR OPERATING A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM IN WHICH A FILE SYSTEM'S UNIT OF MEMORY ALLOCATION IS COORDINATED WITH A STORAGE SYSTEM'S READ/WRITE OPERATION UNIT

Storage controller and storage system

Application transparent autonomic availability on a storage area network aware file system

Semiconductor storage device and method of controlling the same

Tape backup method

Rebuilding data on a dispersed storage network

Hierarchical immutable content-addressable memory processor

Efficient data storage system

Integrating data from symmetric and asymmetric memory

Method and apparatus for storing and accessing data records on solid state disks

Implementing dynamic copy-on-write (COW) storage compression through purge function

Alignment-unit-based virtual formatting methods and devices employing the methods

RAID stripe layout scheme

Transparent data temperature sensitive cluster duplication

Flash EEPROM System

Extension of write anywhere file layout write allocation

Methods and apparatus for writing data to non-volatile memory

Host system with direct data file interface configurability

Method and system for data storage, and corresponding computer-program product

System and method for providing data redundancy after reducing memory writes

Identification of fixed content objects in a distributed fixed content storage system

MAGNETIC DISK UNIT, FILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD

Systems and methods for storing parity groups

Non-volatile memory system storing data in single-level cell or multi-level cell according to data characteristics

Method for flash memory data management

INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD

INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD

OPTICAL DISK AND OPTICAL DISK DRIVE DEVICE

Information recording medium, recording/reproducing apparatus, and recording/reproducing method to distinguish between an original recording block and a replacement recording block

Asymmetric memory migration in hybrid main memory

Method and system for simultaneously supporting different block sizes on a single hard drive

Writing to asymmetric memory

Seamless application access to hybrid main memory

Reduction of fragmentation in nonvolatile memory using alternate address mapping

Storage device employing a flash memory

Flash memory device with multi-level cells and method of writing data therein

Method and system for priority-based allocation in a storage pool

Data storage device and data controlling method

Storage device and storing method

METHODS FOR DATA CAPACITY EXPANSION AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS

Allocation of logical volumes to flash memory drives