Patent ID: 9251158
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: G06F,H03M

Claim Text:
1. A method for reading compressed data from a logical object comprising a plurality of accommodation sections, said method comprising: comparing a characteristic of a received plurality of data chunks to a predefined time-related criterion comprising an estimated or actual time of compression of the plurality of data chunks, the predefined time-related criterion including an estimated time necessary to compress data which, being compressed, would substantially amount to a compressed section size; if the characteristic matches the predefined time-related criterion: if the characteristic does not match the predefined time-related criterion: receiving, by a processor, a request to read a first range of accumulated data stored in the logical object; identifying the first range of data in the logical object as being first compressed data accumulated in the first accommodation section, first non-compressed data accumulated in the second accommodation section, or first partly compressed data accumulated in the second accommodation section; performing one of: transmitting the first range of accumulated data comprised of the decompressed first compressed data, the decompressed first partly compressed data, or the first non-compressed data to a requestor.