Source: http://www.google.com/patents/US20050193235?dq=7751826
Timestamp: 2017-01-24 20:30:17
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§120', '§119', '§120', '§119', 'Application No. 60', 'Application No. 60']

Patent US20050193235 - Emulated storage system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA back-up storage system that emulates a sequential storage medium such as a tape and stores data on a randomly accessible storage medium, such as disk. The back-up storage system includes a randomly accessible storage medium, a front-end interface to emulate the sequential storage medium, to communicate...http://www.google.com/patents/US20050193235?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20050193235 - Emulated storage systemAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS20050193235 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberUS 11/016,370Publication dateSep 1, 2005Filing dateDec 17, 2004Priority dateAug 5, 2003Also published asUS8620640, US20080082310Publication number016370, 11016370, US 2005/0193235 A1, US 2005/193235 A1, US 20050193235 A1, US 20050193235A1, US 2005193235 A1, US 2005193235A1, US-A1-20050193235, US-A1-2005193235, US2005/0193235A1, US2005/193235A1, US20050193235 A1, US20050193235A1, US2005193235 A1, US2005193235A1InventorsMiklos Sandorfi, Timmie Reiter, Uri LublinOriginal AssigneeMiklos Sandorfi, Reiter Timmie G., Uri LublinExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (21), Referenced by (93), Classifications (6), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetEmulated storage system
RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of, and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/954,623 filed Sep. 30, 2004, entitled “Emulated Storage System Supporting Instant Volume Restore,” which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application 60/507,329 filed Sep. 30, 2003, and which is a continuation-in-part of, and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/911,987, filed Aug. 5, 2004, which claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/492,576, entitled “Synthetic Full Back-up Method,” filed on Aug. 5, 2003 and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/492,827, entitled “End-User File Restore Method,” filed on Aug. 6, 2003, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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storage system* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification714/6.12International ClassificationG06F11/00Cooperative ClassificationG06F11/1456, G06F11/1448European ClassificationG06F11/14A10H, G06F11/14A10PLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionJul 19, 2006ASAssignmentOwner name: SEPATON, INC., MASSACHUSETTSFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SANDORFI, MIKLOS;REITER, TIMMIE G.;LUBLIN, URI;REEL/FRAME:017964/0467;SIGNING DATES FROM 20060615 TO 20060711RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services