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(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. N0.: US 2013/0339324 A1
KOIFMAN et al.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR
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Dec. 19, 2013
US. Cl.
TRANSFORMATION OF LOGICAL DATA
CPC .............................. .. G06F 17/30153 (2013.01)
OBJECTS FOR STORAGE
USPC ........................................................ .. 707/693
(71) Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MACHINES CORPORATION,
Armonk’ NY (Us)
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Inventors: Chaim KOIFMAN, Rishon LeZion (IL);
Nadav KEDEM’ Tel AViV (IL); Avi
ZOHAR’ Rosh Haain (IL)
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the storage device a transformed logical data object compris
ing a one or more allocated storage sections With a prede?ned
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Filed:
Aug. 21, 2013
Related U-s- Application Data
Continuation of application NO 13/178,409, ?led on
]u1_ 7, 2011, which is a division of application NO_
12/302,625, ?led on Aug 4, 2009, ?led as application
NO_ pCT/1L2007/000665 on May 31’ 2007_
siZe and receiving one or more data chunks corresponding to
the transformed logical data object. The method further com
prises determining if each received data chunk comprises a
prede?ned criterion, transforming each data chunk that com
prises the prede?ned criterion, maintaining each data chuck
in raW form that does not comprise the prede?ned criterion,
and sequentially storing each transformed data chuck and
data chunk in raW form into said one or more allocated storage
Publication Classi?cation
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sections in accordance With an order said transformed data
chunks and data chunks in raW form are received. One system
comprises a processor con?gured to perform the above
method.
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