BYCAST INC. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110125814 | RELATIONAL OBJECTS FOR THE OPTIMIZED MANAGEMENT OF FIXED-CONTENT STORAGE SYSTEMS - A system and method is described for managing data objects in a fixed-content storage system. Metadata is provided for each variable size packet and may include offset information, packet size data, reference content blocks, and the like. Using this information, intelligently decomposed objects, consolidated objects, differenced objects, and composite objects may be stored in the storage system. The data structure provided by these objects allows for the reduction of necessary storage resources and the total number of stored objects. | 05-26-2011 |
20100185963 | MODIFYING INFORMATION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT RULES IN A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM - A system and method for specifying the placement of and managing the placement of objects on a distributed networked grid. Some embodiments of the invention comprise a user interface for specifying rules for the placement of objects on the grid and an execution module that places objects on the grid based on the rules specified. Rules may comprise a matching criteria specification, which determines whether a rule applies to a particular object, and a placement specification, which directs the locations at which an object will be placed under the rule. | 07-22-2010 |
20090216796 | RELATIONAL OBJECTS FOR THE OPTIMIZED MANAGEMENT OF FIXED-CONTENT STORAGE SYSTEMS - A system and method is described for managing data objects in a fixed-content storage system. Metadata is provided for each variable size packet and may include offset information, packet size data, reference content blocks, and the like. Using this information, intelligently decomposed objects, consolidated objects, differenced objects, and composite objects may be stored in the storage system. The data structure provided by these objects allows for the reduction of necessary storage resources and the total number of stored objects. | 08-27-2009 |