Patent ID: 8046380
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: G06F,H03M

Abstract:
1. A data storage system comprising: an interface configured to communicate with an external device; a plurality of storage devices coupled to the interface; a write once read many (WORM) module configured to allow data to be written into one or more of the plurality of storage devices by an external device while prohibiting the external device from altering the previously written data; an error correction module configured to generate error correction code for data received from the external device, wherein the error correction code is stored along with the received data and is used to correct the data if the data is corrupted upon retrieving the data; a RAID controller configured to generate and distribute parity data in one or more of the plurality of storage devices, the parity data associated with the data received from the external; a data compression module configured to compress data received from the external device prior to storing the received data in the one or more of the plurality of storage devices; and a security module configured to restrict access to data stored in the plurality of storage devices, such data including the previously written data.