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Patent US7818531 - Storage system condition indicator and method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA storage system condition indicator and method provides a visual display representing the operating condition of a set of storage devices. Various operating conditions may be defined based on available storage capacity and capacity to store data redundantly. One or more indicators may be used to represent...http://www.google.com/patents/US7818531?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7818531 - Storage system condition indicator and methodAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7818531 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/267,960Publication dateOct 19, 2010Filing dateNov 4, 2005Priority dateNov 5, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2590361A1, CA2590361C, CA2590875A1, CA2590875C, CN101872319A, CN104699420A, EP1815337A2, EP1815337B1, EP1815340A2, EP1825372A2, EP1825373A2, US7814272, US7814273, US8156303, US9043639, US20060112222, US20060129875, US20060143380, US20060174157, US20110035565, WO2006050455A2, WO2006050455A3, WO2006050455A8, WO2006050455A9, WO2006052829A2, WO2006052829A3, WO2006052830A2, WO2006052830A3, WO2006052888A2, WO2006052888A3, WO2006052888A8Publication number11267960, 267960, US 7818531 B2, US 7818531B2, US-B2-7818531, US7818531 B2, US7818531B2InventorsGeoffrey S. BarrallOriginal AssigneeData Robotics, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (138), Non-Patent Citations (84), Referenced by (22), Classifications (35), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetStorage system condition indicator and method
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