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FalconStor Assigned Two Patents

Storing data and accessing stored data, synchronizing storage system data

Storing data and accessing stored data
FalconStor, Inc., Melville, NY, has been assigned a patent (9,671,978) developed by Lam, Wai, Jericho, NY, for a “
system and method for storing data and accessing stored data.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “In one example of a method to access data, selected data stored in a virtual tape library (VTL) maintained in a selected format in a first non-tape storage medium is examined. One or more first directories and one more first files are identified within the selected data. One or more second directories, and one or more second files, comprising information identifying at least one of the one or more first files, are generated and are stored in a second non-tape storage medium. A request specifying at least one of the one or more second files is received from a device, and information identifying at least one of the one or more first files is retrieved from the specified second file. The at least one first file is accessed based at least in part on the information, and data from the at least one first file is provided to the device. Systems are also disclosed. Methods and systems to enable users without system administrator rights to access and store data in a backup storage system are also disclosed.

The patent application was filed on April 29, 2013 (13/872,744).

Synchronizing storage system data
FalconStor, Inc., Melville, NY, has been assigned a patent (9,575,676) developed by Lam, Wai, Jericho, NY, Niles, Ronald S., Teaneck, NJ, Li, Xiaowei, Hauppauge, NY, for a “
methods for synchronizing storage system data.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “In accordance with one example, a method for comparing data units is disclosed comprising generating a first digest representing a first data unit stored in a first memory. A first encoded value is generated based, at least in part, on the first digest and a predetermined value. A second digest representing a second data unit stored in a second memory different from the first memory, is generated. A second encoded value is derived based, at least in part, on the second digest and the predetermined value. It is determined whether the first data unit and the second data unit are the same based, at least in part, on the first digest, the first predetermined value, the first encoded value, and the second digest, by first processor. If the second data unit is not the same as the first data unit, the first data unit is stored in the second memory.

The patent application was filed on March 7, 2016 (15/062,906).

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