Object storage
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, at least in part, by a device comprised, at least in part, in storage, whether to request that the storage perform, at least in part, at least one operation, the at least one operation involving, at least in part, at least one object stored in the storage, the determining being based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the at least one object, the metadata being stored in the storage, the metadata indicating an earliest permitted deletion time for the at least one object and/or a latest permitted access time for the at least one object.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method is provided that may include determining, at least in part, by a device comprised, at least in part, in storage, whether to request that the storage perform, at least in part, at least one operation. The at least one operation may involve, at least in part, at least one object stored in the storage. The determining may be based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the at least one object. The metadata may be stored in the storage, and may indicate an earliest permitted deletion time for the at least one object and/or a latest permitted access time for the at least one object. Of course, many modifications, variations, and alternatives are possible without departing from this embodiment.
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27 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
determining, at least in part, by a device comprised, at least in part, in storage, whether to request that the storage perform, at least in part, at least one operation, the at least one operation involving, at least in part, at least one object stored in the storage, the determining being based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the at least one object, the metadata being stored in the storage, the metadata indicating an earliest permitted deletion time for the at least one object and/or a latest permitted access time for the at least one object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
storage comprising, at least in part, a device capable of determining, at least in part, whether to request that the storage perform, at least in part, at least one operation, the at least one operation involving, at least in part, at least one object stored in the storage, the determining, at least in part, by the device being based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the at least one object, the metadata being stored in the storage, the metadata indicating an earliest permitted deletion time for the at least one object and/or a latest permitted access time for the at least one object. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An article comprising:
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memory storing instructions that when executed by a machine result in the following;
determining, at least in part, by a device comprised, at least in part, in storage, whether to request that the storage perform, at least in part, at least one operation, the at least one operation involving, at least in part, at least one object stored in the storage, the determining being based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the at least one object, the metadata being stored in the storage, the metadata indicating an earliest permitted deletion time for the at least one object and/or a latest permitted access time for the at least one object. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
storage comprising, at least in part, a device capable of determining, at least in part, whether to request that the storage perform, at least in part, at least one operation, the at least one operation involving, at least in part, at least one object stored in the storage, the determining, at least in part, by the device being based, at least in part, upon metadata associated with the at least one object, the metadata being stored in the storage, the metadata indicating an earliest permitted deletion time for the at least one object and/or a latest permitted access time for the at least one object the storage also comprising a redundant array of independent disks (RAID). - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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