Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Techniques for virtualizing data
- Patent Title (中): 虚拟化数据的技术
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Application No.: US12058181Application Date: 2008-03-28
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Publication No.: US07987335B1Publication Date: 2011-07-26
- Inventor: Derek D. Dickinson , Suren Sethumadhavan , Kirk Searls , Christopher Greene
- Applicant: Derek D. Dickinson , Suren Sethumadhavan , Kirk Searls , Christopher Greene
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Symantec Corporation
- Current Assignee: Symantec Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Hunton & Williams LLP
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00

Abstract:
Techniques for virtualizing data are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for virtualizing data comprising identifying source data to be virtualized, intercepting an input/output (i/o) request to the source data, determining whether the input/output request is a read request or a write request, in the event the input/output request is a write request, storing one or more changes contained in the write request, and in the event the input/output request is a read request, determining whether a portion of data requested has been modified and responding to the read request. Responding to the read request may comprise providing stored data in the event a portion of the data requested has been modified, and utilizing source data in the event the data requested is unmodified.
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