Patents
Two U.S. patents for one index across storage providers.
Fastio co-founder Derek Labian invented a way to bring data held at several storage providers into one index, and to keep that index current as the data changes.
Construction and use of a virtual index server
This patent covers building one index over data held at different storage providers. A user chooses a first storage provider, the data there to include, and where that data sits in a virtual index, then does the same for a second provider. The system builds one virtual index that refers to both. When another computer requests a location in the index, the system retrieves and serves the corresponding data.
- Patent number
- U.S. 10,642,857 B2
- Application
- U.S. 15/925,645
- Filed
- March 19, 2018
- Issued
- May 5, 2020
- Inventor
- Derek B. Labian
The description shows four storage providers grafted into a single hierarchical tree: two merged at the root, one at /photos, and one at /docs that contributes only .docx files.
View on Google Patents (opens in a new tab)Automatic updates for a virtual index server
This patent covers keeping that index current. The system keeps a virtual index of data stored at another storage provider. When it determines that some of that data has changed, it automatically updates the index and automatically has a content delivery network (CDN) pre-cache the changed data.
- Patent number
- U.S. 11,055,268 B2
- Application
- U.S. 15/925,654
- Filed
- March 19, 2018
- Issued
- July 6, 2021
- Inventor
- Derek B. Labian
The description covers two ways to learn of a change: a notice the storage provider sends (a webhook), or a check the system runs against the provider (polling). When pre-caching is configured, either approach can flush the cached copy and pre-cache the update.
View on Google Patents (opens in a new tab)One index, kept current
The first patent builds the index and the second keeps it up to date. Together they describe a system that brings data from several storage providers into one tree and keeps that tree matching the providers as files change.
- 01
Build one index
Choose data at each storage provider and where it belongs, and the system builds one tree that refers to all of it. When another computer requests a location in the tree, the system retrieves and serves the corresponding data.
U.S. Patent No. 10,642,857 B2 - 02
Keep it current
When data at a provider changes, the index updates on its own, whether the provider sends a notice or a check against the provider finds the change.
U.S. Patent No. 11,055,268 B2 - 03
Pre-cache the change
The system automatically has a content delivery network (CDN) pre-cache the changed data.
U.S. Patent No. 11,055,268 B2
Two U.S. patents name Fastio co-founder Derek B. Labian as inventor. They cover building one index over data held at several storage providers and keeping it current.
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