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Number: 719/325
Name: Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogram communication or interprocess communication (ipc) > Device driver communication > Raid metadriver
Description: Subject matter comprising means or steps for communication between an operating system and meta device drivers associated with a RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) disk drive array.


Patents under this class:

Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7594074 Storage system Sep. 22, 2009
7587723 Restarting a shared virtual resource Sep. 8, 2009
7539991 Method and apparatus for decomposing I/O tasks in a raid system May. 26, 2009
7512736 System and method for adaptive raid configuration Mar. 31, 2009
7490197 Using external memory devices to improve system performance Feb. 10, 2009
7461030 System for anonymous purchase of goods by providing a plurality of non-activated account numbers Dec. 2, 2008
7461141 System and method for performing driver configuration operations without a system reboot Dec. 2, 2008
7457981 Anomaly notification control in disk array Nov. 25, 2008
7392458 Method and system for enhanced error identification with disk array parity checking Jun. 24, 2008
7386596 High performance storage access environment Jun. 10, 2008
7363426 System and method for RAID recovery arbitration in shared disk applications Apr. 22, 2008
7315976 Method for using CRC as metadata to protect against drive anomaly errors in a storage array Jan. 1, 2008
7290199 Method and system for improved buffer utilization for disk array parity updates Oct. 30, 2007
7269674 Disk array apparatus Sep. 11, 2007
7228381 Storage system using fast storage device for storing redundant data Jun. 5, 2007
7219353 Finite state machine with a single process context for a RAID system May. 15, 2007
7181382 System and method for testing, simulating, and controlling computer software and hardware Feb. 20, 2007
7137124 Storage area network methods and apparatus for storage device masking Nov. 14, 2006
7127388 Interfaces for an open systems server providing tape drive emulation Oct. 24, 2006
7117243 Methods for distributed program execution with file-type association in a client-server network Oct. 3, 2006
7093182 Data redundancy methods and apparatus Aug. 15, 2006
7039922 Cluster with multiple paths between hosts and I/O controllers May. 2, 2006
7028308 Methods for automatically installing, maintaining, and repairing device driver through the internet and system thereof Apr. 11, 2006
7017007 Disk array device and remote copying control method for disk array device Mar. 21, 2006
6985995 Data file migration from a mirrored RAID to a non-mirrored XOR-based RAID without rewriting the data Jan. 10, 2006
6912599 Method and apparatus for sensing positions of device enclosures within multi-shelf cabinets Jun. 28, 2005
6798530 Systems, methods and graphical user interfaces for printing object optimized images using virtual printers Sep. 28, 2004
6795895 Dual axis RAID systems for enhanced bandwidth and reliability Sep. 21, 2004
6788428 Data printing system and method generating intermediate printing data for another application to change the printing data Sep. 7, 2004
6763423 Storage area network methods and apparatus for logical-to-physical block address mapping Jul. 13, 2004
6728787 System and method for locating and installing device drivers for peripheral devices Apr. 27, 2004
6622302 Methods and apparatus for dynamic version transition of management applications and attached subsystems Sep. 16, 2003
6574588 Solid-state memory device that emulates a known storage device Jun. 3, 2003
6385663 Device I/O monitoring mechanism for a computer operating system May. 7, 2002
5829053 Block storage memory management system and method utilizing independent partition managers and device drivers Oct. 27, 1998
5809303 Device I/O monitoring mechanism for a computer operating system Sep. 15, 1998
5802364 Metadevice driver rename/exchange technique for a computer system incorporating a plurality of independent device drivers Sep. 1, 1998
5652887 Dynamic Meta commands for peripheral devices Jul. 29, 1997



 
 
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