Patent ID: 9213719
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for locating a given file in a file storage system having one or more storage providers, the given file associated with a file pathname including a sequence of directory names and a file name, the method comprising: a. applying, in a computer process, a hashing algorithm to a chosen one of the directory names to obtain an index number, wherein the hashing algorithm has the property that different index numbers may be obtained for different directory names; b. identifying a selected storage provider associated with the obtained index number; and c. contacting the selected storage provider number in order to obtain information maintained by the selected storage provider regarding the location of the given file within the file storage system, whereby the given file may be located whether the given file is stored by the selected storage provider and/or by one or more other storage providers.