公开(公告)号：US07596637B2

公开(公告)日：2009-09-29

申请号：US11364983

申请日：2006-02-28

申请人： Yusuke Nonaka ,  Shoji Kodama ,  Tetsuya Shirogane

发明人： Yusuke Nonaka ,  Shoji Kodama ,  Tetsuya Shirogane

IPC分类号： G06F12/08

CPC分类号： H04L29/12009 ,  H04L29/12047 ,  H04L29/12254 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/0809 ,  H04L41/0886 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L61/15 ,  H04L61/2038 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： A storage apparatus is configured to detect a connection from a new host system having no logical unit assigned thereto. The storage apparatus assigns, if any new host system is detected, a new logical unit to that new host system. By so doing, it is possible to generate a logical unit and associate it with a relevant host system whenever a storage apparatus is introduced or a new host system is added, without input from a storage apparatus administrator at a management console. It is thus possible to simplify the storage apparatus settings required whenever a storage apparatus is introduced or a new host system is added.

摘要翻译： 存储装置被配置为检测来自没有分配给其的逻辑单元的新主机系统的连接。 如果检测到任何新的主机系统，则存储装置将新的逻辑单元分配给该新的主机系统。 通过这样做，可以生成逻辑单元并且每当引入存储装置或者添加新的主机系统而不在管理控制台的存储装置管理员的输入时将其与相关的主机系统相关联。 因此，可以简化当引入存储装置或添加新的主机系统时所需的存储装置设置。

公开(公告)号：US20090171785A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-02

申请号：US12048332

申请日：2008-03-14

申请人： Yoshiki KANO ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Atsuo Kawaguchi ,  Shoji Kodama ,  Naoko Iwami ,  Masaaki Iwasaki

发明人： Yoshiki KANO ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Atsuo Kawaguchi ,  Shoji Kodama ,  Naoko Iwami ,  Masaaki Iwasaki

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0217

摘要： A home storage (a first storage device) installed in each home is provided with an area for a user to store data (user area) and an area for storing ads (ad area). The first storage device checks interest and favorite information for the user in the user area, and transmits the interest and favorite information at the same time backup is performed in a second storage device at a remote site. The second storage device selects a suitable ad based on the interest and favorite information from the first storage device and transmits the selected ad to the first storage device. The user views the transmitted ad when viewing content in the first storage device. The user's viewing record for the ads is kept as statistical data, and the second storage device compiles the record, charges a sponsor an ad charge, thereby subsidizing the usage charge for the first storage device regardless of online or offline connection.

摘要翻译： 安装在每个家庭中的家庭存储（第一存储设备）被提供有用于存储数据的区域（用户区域）和用于存储广告的区域（广告区域）。 第一存储装置在用户区域中检查用户的兴趣和收藏信息，并且在远程站点处的第二存储装置中同时发送备份的兴趣和收藏信息。 第二存储装置基于来自第一存储装置的兴趣和收藏信息选择合适的广告，并将所选择的广告发送到第一存储装置。 用户在查看第一个存储设备中的内容时查看传输的广告。 广告的用户观看记录保存为统计数据，第二存储设备编译记录，向赞助商收取广告费用，从而补贴第一存储设备的使用费用，而不管在线或脱机连接如何。

公开(公告)号：US20090112881A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-30

申请号：US12068091

申请日：2008-02-01

申请人： Shoji Kodama

发明人： Shoji Kodama

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30165

摘要： Provided is a computer system including: a client computer; a storage system coupled to the client computer via a network; a folder deciding module; and a file storage module, in which each of a plurality of files is stored in one of a plurality of folders; the client computer receives an instruction to store a file; the folder deciding module judges how strongly the plurality of folders are each related to the designated file based on a matching degree between each of the plurality of files stored in the plurality of folders and the designated file; and the file storage module stores the designated file in one of the plurality of folders that has been judged to be most strongly related to the designated file. According to this invention, a created file is stored in a suitable folder so that the file can easily be found by the user.

摘要翻译： 提供一种计算机系统，包括：客户端计算机; 通过网络耦合到客户计算机的存储系统; 文件夹决定模块; 以及文件存储模块，其中多个文件中的每一个存储在多个文件夹之一中; 客户端计算机接收存储文件的指令; 文件夹决定模块基于存储在多个文件夹中的多个文件中的每一个与指定文件之间的匹配程度来判断多个文件夹各自与指定文件相关的强度; 并且文件存储模块将指定的文件存储在被判断为与指定文件最相关的多个文件夹之一中。 根据本发明，将创建的文件存储在合适的文件夹中，使得文件可以容易地被用户找到。

公开(公告)号：US07509467B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-24

申请号：US11822253

申请日：2007-07-03

申请人： Koji Nagata ,  Shoji Kodama ,  Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Katsuo Mogi

发明人： Koji Nagata ,  Shoji Kodama ,  Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Katsuo Mogi

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2074 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/201 ,  G06F11/2038 ,  G06F11/2066 ,  G06F11/2089 ,  G06F2201/84

摘要： Upon receiving a primary/secondary switching command from a secondary host system, a secondary storage control device interrogates a primary storage control device as to whether or not yet to be transferred data that has not been remote copied from the primary storage control device to the secondary storage control device is present. In the event that yet to be transferred data is present, the secondary storage control device receives yet to be transferred data from the primary storage control device and updates a secondary volume. The primary storage control device then manages positions of updates to the primary volume due to host accesses to the primary volume occurring at the time of the secondary storage control device receiving the primary/secondary switching command onwards using a differential bitmap table.

摘要翻译： 在从辅助主机系统接收到主/次切换命令时，辅助存储控制装置询问主存储控制装置关于是否尚未将未被远程复制的数据从主存储控制装置传送到副存储控制装置 存储控制装置。 在存在尚未被传送的数据的情况下，辅助存储控制装置接收尚未从主存储控制装置传送的数据，并更新二次卷。 然后，主存储控制设备管理由于主副存储控制设备在使用差分位图表向前接收主/次交换命令时发生的主卷访问主卷上的更新的位置。

公开(公告)号：US20080263176A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-23

申请号：US12146746

申请日：2008-06-26

申请人： Kenji Yamagami ,  Shoji Kodama

发明人： Kenji Yamagami ,  Shoji Kodama

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/1461 ,  G06F11/2074 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/145 ,  H04L43/0829 ,  H04L43/0847 ,  H04L43/0888

摘要： A method for handling a remote copy request in a distributed storage includes providing a plurality of primary volumes within a primary storage system that is coupled to a primary host via a first network, the primary storage system being coupled to a secondary storage system via a second network. A first request is selected from a plurality of requests placed in a queue based on priority information associated with the requests. A first path group is selected from one or more path groups that could be used to transmit the request. The first request is transmitted to the secondary storage system using the first path group, the secondary storage system including a plurality of secondary volumes that are paired to the plurality of primary volumes.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在分布式存储器中处理远程复制请求的方法包括：在主存储系统内提供经由第一网络耦合到主主机的多个主卷，所述主存储系统经由第二存储系统耦合到辅助存储系统 网络。 基于与请求相关联的优先级信息，从放置在队列中的多个请求中选择第一请求。 从可用于传送请求的一个或多个路径组中选择第一路径组。 使用第一路径组将第一请求发送到辅助存储系统，辅助存储系统包括与多个主卷配对的多个辅助卷。

公开(公告)号：US20070198690A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-23

申请号：US11733305

申请日：2007-04-10

申请人： Shoji Kodama

发明人： Shoji Kodama

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F16/90328 ,  Y10S707/99942 ,  Y10S707/99943 ,  Y10S707/99944 ,  Y10S707/99945 ,  Y10S707/99952 ,  Y10S707/99953

摘要： A method of collecting information about data and data handling processes from different types of applications in the context of a storage system is described. The retrieved information is presented to the user to illustrate the relationships among the data, for example, in the form of a data view illustrating the relationship among files, a storage view, illustrating the physical location at which the stored data is located, or a path view illustrating a particular path through the topology of the overall computing system and storage system. Also described are techniques for assuring the accuracy of backed up files.

摘要翻译： 描述了在存储系统的上下文中从不同类型的应用收集关于数据和数据处理过程的信息的方法。 将检索到的信息呈现给用户以说明数据之间的关系，例如以表示文件之间的关系的数据视图的形式，说明存储的数据所在的物理位置的存储视图，或 示出了通过整个计算系统和存储系统的拓扑的特定路径的路径视图。 还描述了确保备份文件的准确性的技术。

公开(公告)号：US20070168629A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-19

申请号：US11358051

申请日：2006-02-22

申请人： Katsuo Mogi ,  Koji Nagata ,  Shoji Kodama ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

发明人： Katsuo Mogi ,  Koji Nagata ,  Shoji Kodama ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G06F11/2066 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  G06F2201/84 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

摘要： This storage controller providing a volume for storing data transmitted from a host system includes a management unit for managing the data written in the volume with a first block area, or a second block area in the first block area which is smaller than the first block area; a snapshot acquisition unit for acquiring a snapshot of the volume at a prescribed timing; and a transfer unit for transferring the data of the volume acquired with the snapshot of the snapshot acquisition unit to an external device with the first block area or the second block area.

摘要翻译： 提供用于存储从主机系统发送的数据的卷的存储控制器包括管理单元，用于以第一块区域或第一块区域中小于第一块区域的第二块区域管理写入卷中的数据 ; 快照获取单元，用于在规定的定时获取所述音量的快照; 以及传送单元，用于将利用快照获取单元的快照获取的卷的数据传送到具有第一块区域或第二块区域的外部设备。

公开(公告)号：US20070150677A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-28

申请号：US11377781

申请日：2006-03-17

申请人： Yukiko Homma ,  Koji Nagata ,  Shoji Kodama

发明人： Yukiko Homma ,  Koji Nagata ,  Shoji Kodama

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2082 ,  G06F11/2074

摘要： A highly advantageous storage system and a snapshot management method. In the storage system, write target data sent from a host computer to a first storage controller is duplicated and stored in the first storage controller and also in a second storage controller; when the first storage controller receives a request from the host computer to create a snapshot in the second storage controller, it suspends transferring differential data to the second storage controller, creates a new first snapshot, and transfers differential data for the created first snapshot together with the untransferred differential data for a previous first snapshot for which transferring had been suspended, to the second storage controller.

摘要翻译： 高效的存储系统和快照管理方法。 在存储系统中，将从主计算机发送到第一存储控制器的目标数据写入第一存储控制器并存储在第二存储控制器中; 当第一存储控制器从主计算机接收到在第二存储控制器中创建快照的请求时，它暂停将差分数据传送到第二存储控制器，创建新的第一快照，并将所创建的第一快照的差分数据连同 将已经暂停传送的先前第一快照的未传输差分数据提供给第二存储控制器。

公开(公告)号：US07206790B2

公开(公告)日：2007-04-17

申请号：US10890652

申请日：2004-07-13

申请人： Shoji Kodama

发明人： Shoji Kodama

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30973 ,  Y10S707/99942 ,  Y10S707/99943 ,  Y10S707/99944 ,  Y10S707/99945 ,  Y10S707/99952 ,  Y10S707/99953

摘要： A method of collecting information about data and data handling processes from different types of applications in the context of a storage system is described. The retrieved information is presented to the user to illustrate the relationships among the data, for example, in the form of a data view illustrating the relationship among files, a storage view, illustrating the physical location at which the stored data is located, or a path view illustrating a particular path through the topology of the overall computing system and storage system. Also described are techniques for assuring the accuracy of backed up files.

摘要翻译： 描述了在存储系统的上下文中从不同类型的应用收集关于数据和数据处理过程的信息的方法。 将检索到的信息呈现给用户以说明数据之间的关系，例如以表示文件之间的关系的数据视图的形式，说明存储的数据所在的物理位置的存储视图，或 示出了通过整个计算系统和存储系统的拓扑的特定路径的路径视图。 还描述了确保备份文件的准确性的技术。

公开(公告)号：US07185030B2

公开(公告)日：2007-02-27

申请号：US10802852

申请日：2004-03-18

申请人： Shoji Kodama

发明人： Shoji Kodama

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30067 ,  Y10S707/99954

摘要： A storage system, method and system for storing an original file and at least one format converted file of the original file. The storage system includes a storage medium and a file conversion unit which, in response to a request to store an original file, converts the original file to at least one format converted file. The file conversion unit alternatively could be external of the storage system forming a storage system. The storage system stores the original file and the at least one format converted file on said storage medium and manages a relationship between the original file and the format converted file to permit retrieval of either of the original file and the format converted file.

摘要翻译： 一种用于存储原始文件和原始文件的至少一个格式转换文件的存储系统，方法和系统。 存储系统包括存储介质和文件转换单元，响应于存储原始文件的请求，将原始文件转换为至少一个格式转换文件。 文件转换单元可以在形成存储系统的存储系统的外部。 存储系统将原始文件和至少一个格式转换文件存储在所述存储介质上，并管理原始文件和格式转换文件之间的关系，以允许检索原始文件和格式转换文件中的任一个。