CenturyLink Intellectual Property Assigned Patent

CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Broomfield, CO, has been assigned a patent (11868666) developed by Spitzer, Steven A., Reston, VA, for “secure, distributed RAID storage systems and methods.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Systems and methods for securely and remotely storing data in a remote, distributed redundant array of independent drives (RAID) is provided. RAID storage is accomplished through a series of mapped drives, non-routable Internet protocol (IP) addresses, and routable IP addresses. In addition, authorization to access a RAID controller, network address translation (NAT) system, and domain name system (DNS) system may all be separated, increasing security and allowing storage to be securely distributed among a variety of dispersed storage locations.”

The patent application was filed on 2022-06-21 (17/808016).