Dan C Burrows

US Patent:

8589449, Nov 19, 2013

Filed:

Nov 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/272444

Inventors:

Marc Kaplan - San Jose CA, US
Ravi Wijayaratne - San Jose CA, US
Kevin Osborn - Santa Cruz CA, US
Dan Burrows - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Overland Storage, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 13/14

US Classification:

707803, 707822, 707825

Abstract:

A network storage system comprises data storage, one or more file system APIs, and a metadata handler. The data storage can comprise file data and associated metadata. The file system APIs can be configured to read and write file data and metadata to and from the data storage. The metadata handler can have a library of functions for handling the metadata. The library can include a metadata blob creation function and a metadata blob extraction function. The metadata blob creation function cooperates with the file system APIs to read source metadata associated with specified file data and creates and populates a metadata blob from which a substantial copy of the source metadata can be generated. The metadata blob extraction function receives at least a metadata blob, extracts information from the metadata blob, and cooperates with the file system APIs to generate destination metadata, a substantial copy of the source metadata.

US Patent:

20060248038, Nov 2, 2006

Filed:

Apr 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/118617

Inventors:

Marc Kaplan - San Jose CA, US
Ravi Wijayaratne - San Jose CA, US
Kevin Osborn - Santa Cruz CA, US
Dan Burrows - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707001000

Abstract:

A network storage system comprises data storage, one or more file system APIs, and a metadata handler. The data storage can comprise file data and associated metadata. The file system APIs can be configured to read and write file data and metadata to and from the data storage. The metadata handler can have a library of functions for handling the metadata. The library can include a metadata blob creation function and a metadata blob extraction function. The metadata blob creation function cooperates with the file system APIs to read source metadata associated with specified file data and creates and populates a metadata blob from which a substantial copy of the source metadata can be generated. The metadata blob extraction function receives at least a metadata blob, extracts information from the metadata blob, and cooperates with the file system APIs to generate destination metadata, a substantial copy of the source metadata.

US Patent:

20130013643, Jan 10, 2013

Filed:

Sep 14, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/619007

Inventors:

Marc Kaplan - San Jose CA, US
Ravi Wijayaratne - San Jose CA, US
Kevin Osborn - Santa Cruz CA, US
Dan Burrows - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

OVERLAND STORAGE, INC. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707792, 707E17055

Abstract:

A network storage system comprises data storage, one or more file system APIs, and a metadata handler. The data storage can comprise file data and associated metadata. The file system APIs can be configured to read and write file data and metadata to and from the data storage. The metadata handler can have a library of functions for handling the metadata. The library can include a metadata blob creation function and a metadata blob extraction function. The metadata blob creation function cooperates with the file system APIs to read source metadata associated with specified file data and creates and populates a metadata blob from which a substantial copy of the source metadata can be generated. The metadata blob extraction function receives at least a metadata blob, extracts information from the metadata blob, and cooperates with the file system APIs to generate destination metadata, a substantial copy of the source metadata.

US Patent:

20180067933, Mar 8, 2018

Filed:

Nov 9, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/808767

Inventors:

- San Diego CA, US
Ravi Wijayaratne - San Jose CA, US
Kevin Osborn - Santa Cruz CA, US
Dan Burrows - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

Abstract:

A network storage system comprises data storage, one or more file system APIs, and a metadata handler. The data storage can comprise file data and associated metadata. The file system APIs can be configured to read and write file data and metadata to and from the data storage. The metadata handler can have a library of functions for handling the metadata. The library can include a metadata blob creation function and a metadata blob extraction function. The metadata blob creation function cooperates with the file system APIs to read source metadata associated with specified file data and creates and populates a metadata blob from which a substantial copy of the source metadata can be generated. The metadata blob extraction function receives at least a metadata blob, extracts information from the metadata blob, and cooperates with the file system APIs to generate destination metadata, a substantial copy of the source metadata.