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Data storage using identifiers

  • US 7,143,251 B1
  • Filed: 06/30/2003
  • Issued: 11/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for processing a data stream comprising:

  • receiving a data segment;

    determining whether the data segment has been previously stored; and

    in the event that the data segment is determined not to have been previously stored, generating a unique identifier for specifying the data segment in a representation of the data stream;

    wherein determining whether the data segment has been previously stored includes generating a candidate identifier; and

    determining whether the candidate identifier has been stored previously.

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