US Patent Application 18200380. Internal Storage In Cloud Disk To Support Encrypted Hard Drive And Other Stateful Features simplified abstract

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Internal Storage In Cloud Disk To Support Encrypted Hard Drive And Other Stateful Features

Organization Name

GOOGLE LLC

Inventor(s)

Joseph Richey of Seattle WA (US)

Michael Halcrow of Redmond WA (US)

Sergey Karamov of Redmond WA (US)

Internal Storage In Cloud Disk To Support Encrypted Hard Drive And Other Stateful Features - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18200380 titled 'Internal Storage In Cloud Disk To Support Encrypted Hard Drive And Other Stateful Features

Simplified Explanation

- This patent application describes a cloud-based implementation of a persisted storage device, like a disk drive. - The implementation is designed to support various features and protocols, similar to a physical storage device. - The innovation involves creating an internal storage area within a virtual disk instance, referred to as a "system area." - This system area can be utilized by the virtual disk to implement standard eDrive protocols. - The eDrive protocols use the system area to maintain the necessary internal state of the virtual disk. - The cloud implementation allows for the virtual disk to have the same functionality as a physical disk drive, but in a cloud environment. - The virtual disk can utilize the internal storage to support a multitude of disk features and protocols. - This innovation enables the use of standard eDrive protocols in a cloud-based storage system.


Original Abstract Submitted

A cloud implementation of a persisted storage device, such as a disk, is provided. The implementation supports a variety of features and protocols, in full analogy with a physical storage device such as a disk drive. The present disclosure provides for implementing standard eDrive protocols in the cloud by designing internal disk storage, referred to as a “system area,” in a virtual disk instance that the virtual disk can potentially utilize for a multitude of disk features. This internal storage can be used to implement eDrive protocols, which use the system area to maintain the necessary internal virtual disk state.

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