US Patent Application 17720421. ARCHIVING OPERATIONS FOR COMPRESSED DATA USING FILE LAYOUT simplified abstract

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ARCHIVING OPERATIONS FOR COMPRESSED DATA USING FILE LAYOUT

Organization Name

Dell Products L.P.


Inventor(s)

Vasu Subramanian of Chapel Hill NC (US)


ARCHIVING OPERATIONS FOR COMPRESSED DATA USING FILE LAYOUT - A simplified explanation of the abstract

  • This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 17720421 Titled 'ARCHIVING OPERATIONS FOR COMPRESSED DATA USING FILE LAYOUT'

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a method for retrieving compressed blocks of data from a storage device. The layout of the file on the storage device is used to identify the specific locations where these compressed blocks are stored. The retrieved data is then transmitted and stored in a cloud storage platform.


Original Abstract Submitted

A method comprises retrieving a layout of a file on a storage device, wherein the layout identifies a plurality of locations on the storage device where a plurality of compressed blocks of data are stored. In the method, the plurality of compressed blocks of data are retrieved from the plurality of locations identified in the layout for transmission to and storage in a cloud storage platform.

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