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Electrical Computers And Digital Processing Systems: Memory > Storage Accessing And Control > Specific Memory Composition > Accessing Dynamic Storage Device Accessing Dynamic Storage DeviceAccessing Dynamic Storage Device patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.09/07/06 - 20060200623 - Tape library emulation with automatic configuration and data retention Disk based emulation of tape libraries is provided with features that allow easier management and administration of a backup system and also allow increased flexibility to both archive data on tape at a remote location and also have fast restore access to archived data files. Features include automatic emulation of ... 08/31/06 - 20060195652 - Boot techniques involving tape media In at least some embodiments, a system comprises a computer configured to boot using at least one of a plurality of boot techniques involving tape media. The system further comprises a tape drive coupled to the computer and a tape that is readable by the tape drive, wherein the tape ... 08/24/06 - 20060190680 - Virtual storage system The invention concerns a system for saving data derived from a mainframe characterized in that it comprises a computer equipment including an input/output interface for exchanging data with the guest computer, said interface comprising a backup document reader/inscriber emulator, at least one intermediate storage device and a tape document reader/inscriber, ... 08/17/06 - 20060184728 - Remote copy system A remote copy system includes a first storage system including a first storage controller and a first data volume. The first storage controller is configured to control data access requests to the first data volume. The first storage system is configured to store write data in the first data volume ... 08/17/06 - 20060184727 - Information recording medium, information recording method, information recording apparatus, information reproduction method, and information reproduction apparatus According to a recording method for a conventional rewritable disc, the latest data is recorded by rewriting data in an identical area. In the case of a disc of which the number of times of data rewrite is limited, this causes a problem that a defect block is easily generated. ... 08/10/06 - 20060179214 - External storage control device and program for the same An external storage control device HDC which receives a command from a host system and transfers data to and from an external storage device, comprises: a latch section which stores data received from the host system for writing to a task file register in the HDC, when in a normal ... 07/20/06 - 20060161730 - Apparatus, system, and method for enforcing policy controls for non-system managed tape media An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for enforcing policy controls for non-system managed tape media. The apparatus includes an operating system configured to communicate with a tape media drive, and an identification module configured to identify a tape media type of a tape media cartridge. The apparatus may also ... 07/06/06 - 20060149898 - Apparatus, system, and method for optimizing recall of logical volumes in a virtual tape server An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for recalling a logical volume from a mountable media for use in a virtual tape server. The apparatus includes a receiving module, a queuing module, and an optimizer module. The receiving module receives recall requests for logical volumes stored in a mountable media ... 06/29/06 - 20060143376 - Tape emulating disk based storage system and method A data protection and storage system includes an array of disk drives for data storage. Data is received for storage on the disk drive via an interface that is configured to emulate a tape drive interface. A virtual tape data structure is created and stored on the disk drives. ... 06/22/06 - 20060136661 - Data management method and apparatus, hierarchical storage apparatus and computer-readable storage medium A data management method is adapted to a hierarchical virtual storage system which virtually uses a library apparatus having a plurality of recording media as a portion of a hard disk apparatus. The data management method manages loading of the recording media to the library apparatus and unloading of the ... 06/08/06 - 20060123189 - Tape storage emulation for open systems environments A Virtual Tape (VT) server residing on a network is connectible on its front end to a plurality of heterogeneous backup hosts, with different operating systems and/or backup applications, and on its back end to one or more disk storage devices in an open systems environment. The VT server responds ... 05/11/06 - 20060101197 - Archival management system An archival cartridge management system for conditioning removable data cartridges and normal archival operations is disclosed. The archival cartridge management system includes a cartridge holder and a controller. The cartridge holder has a connector configured for coupling to a removable data cartridge. The connector is coupled to the controller, which ... 05/04/06 - 20060095657 - Erasure techniques for emulating streamed data format for non tape media Disclosed is a method and apparatus relating generally to erasure techniques for emulating a streamed data format for non tape media capable of being used with a data storage arrangement to generate replenished user data space. The data storage arrangement comprises a host computer and a storage system in communication ... 05/04/06 - 20060095656 - System and device for managing storage area network, volume allocation method, and computer software The storage area network management system comprises plural information processing devices 21, plural storage devices 41, a network with plural network equipments 31 to which is configured a network bandwidth used for communication between information processing devices 21 and storage devices 41, and a management device 1, wherein management device ... 04/27/06 - 20060090030 - Device and method for storing information A storage device for recording and retrieving information blocks on a removable record carrier is described. Via an interface (44) the device receives commands, user data blocks and meta data blocks comprising file management information. The device has a non-volatile memory (31), a meta data block detection unit (47), and ... 04/13/06 - 20060080500 - Method and system for managing data transfer between different types of tape media A method and system for managing the transfer of data from one tape to another. The system uses an operating system to control a plurality of tape drives and a tape manager. The system is configured to enable a user to create a stacked tape, unstack a previously stacked tape, ... 03/02/06 - 20060047894 - Data recording apparatus, and data recording control method and program A data recording apparatus controls writing to and reading from a recording medium such as a magnetic tape, etc. loaded based on input/output requests from a host. A medium information acquiring unit acquires the number of medium marks read out from a memory disposed on a housing of the recording ... 02/09/06 - 20060031629 - Information processing device and method, information providing system, information processing system, and program storing medium A recording apparatus records music on a recording medium. The recording apparatus may access a music piece purchasing data base and select music to be recorded on the recording medium from the music piece purchasing data base. A total playing time of the selected music is calculated. Further, a remaining ... 01/19/06 - 20060015680 - Apparatus and method for data storage, and computer product A data storage apparatus includes a first storing unit that stores data in a sequential-access recording medium, and that stores storage history information relating to the data stored. The sequential-access recording medium stores the data by sequential access, and a second storing unit that stores any one of specific data ... 01/12/06 - 20060010286 - Tape drive apparatus Embodiments of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods involving a tape drive apparatus. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of a tape drive apparatus, among others, can be implemented as follows. The tape drive apparatus comprises an interface for coupling at least first and second requesters to the tape ... 01/12/06 - 20060010285 - Virtual storage for removable storage media According to the invention, a storage system for emulating a first interface command set different from a second interface command set of a second interface is disclosed. The storage system includes an interface connector, an interface circuit, an interface driver, and a cartridge controller. The interface connector is configured to ... 11/24/05 - 20050262296 - Selective dual copy control of data storage and copying in a peer-to-peer virtual tape server system A method of storing data to one of a first or second storage device associated with a data storage system where each storage device provides for the redundant access to and storage of data within the same logical data volumes. The method of storing data consists of defining a storage ... 11/17/05 - 20050256999 - Dynamic loading of virtual volume data in a virtual tape server Disclosed are a system, a method, and article of manufacture to provide for obtaining data storage device specific information from a data storage device using standard read/write commands. This method uses a host application to write a unique sequence of records to a logical volume of the data storage device. ... 11/03/05 - 20050246484 - Robotic data storage library comprising a virtual port A robotic data storage library comprising a virtual port and a method for providing a virtual port for a robotic data storage library are disclosed. The virtual exit port, for example, comprises one or more storage locations of the library that are defined as a virtual port. In one embodiment, ... 11/03/05 - 20050246483 - Method of inspecting disc information A method of inspecting disc information stored on an optical disc, for applying in an optical drive of a computer system. The method of inspecting disc information comprises a. outputting a standard command, for reading the disc structure of the disc; b. determining whether the reading was successful, if not, ... 11/03/05 - 20050246482 - Strategic employment of an allocation process in a procurement system A method, apparatus and program product are provided for generating an allocation table in a computerized procurement system. The method comprises creating an allocation table listing a plurality of articles to be allocated and a plurality of stores to receive the articles, and determining an allocation quantity of each article ... 10/20/05 - 20050235103 - Methods and systems for overwrite protected storage media According to one aspect of the invention, methods and systems for operating a magnetic storage media drive to perform read/write operations to magnetic storage media in an overwrite protected mode are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving a write request and associated write data and determining if the ... 10/06/05 - 20050223162 - Data storage method and apparatus employing a tape cartridge for storing worm data Data storage apparatus comprises a tape drive and a tape cartridge, the tape cartridge having a data storage tape on which write-once-read-many (WORM) data is stored. The data storage apparatus is controlled by providing a format command to the tape drive commanding a formatting operation that conditions the tape for ... 07/28/05 - 20050166010 - Tape drive method and apparatus A sequential storage device and method for storing boot image data and for booting. Data, such as a tag or flag, indicative of boot image data is stored in non-volatile memory associated with the sequential storage medium. When the sequential storage medium is loaded the presence of the data is ... 06/02/05 - 20050120166 - Tape drive apparatus A tape drive apparatus comprising: a data transfer apparatus for transferring bootable data between a loaded tape media and the tape drive apparatus, an emulation apparatus for emulating an optical storage device, a first port for communicating with the tape drive apparatus in a tape drive mode, a second port ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |