US Patent Application 18366312. DISTRIBUTED MANAGEMENT OF FILE MODIFICATION-TIME FIELD simplified abstract
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DISTRIBUTED MANAGEMENT OF FILE MODIFICATION-TIME FIELD
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DISTRIBUTED MANAGEMENT OF FILE MODIFICATION-TIME FIELD - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18366312 titled 'DISTRIBUTED MANAGEMENT OF FILE MODIFICATION-TIME FIELD
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a method for data storage that allows multiple software modules to access and perform storage operations on different portions of an object stored in non-volatile storage.
- Multiple software modules can access and perform storage operations on different parts of an object.
- The object is stored in non-volatile storage, meaning the data is retained even when power is lost.
- Each software module updates a local value to indicate the most recent time it performed a storage operation on the object.
- The patent application proposes updating a global value for the object by consolidating the updates of the local values performed by the software modules.
Original Abstract Submitted
A method for data storage includes assigning multiple different portions of a given object, which is stored in non-volatile storage, for access by multiple respective software modules running on one or more processors. Storage operations are performed by the software modules in the portions of the given object. Respective local values, which are indicative of most recent times the storage operations were performed in the given object by the respective software modules, are updated by the software modules. A global value is updated for the given object, by consolidating updates of the local values performed by the software modules.
