Patent ID: 9424175
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method of processing write requests comprising: receiving a write request on a first cache system, wherein the write request identifies new content to be written to a data array, wherein the data array is remotely connected via a network to the first cache system; comparing a write request content identifier associated with the new content to a plurality of content identifiers included within a content directory for the first cache system to determine if a matching content identifier exists, wherein each of the plurality of content identifiers is associated with a piece of previously-written content included within the first cache system; if a matching content identifier is identified, copying content on the data array from a first location on the data array associated with the matching content identifier to a second location on the data array associated with the write request content identifier, wherein the content on the data array is copied from the first location on the data array to the second location on the data array without transmitting the new content to the data array via the network.