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Method for automatically managing disk fragmentation

  • US 7,860,896 B2
  • Filed: 01/12/2010
  • Issued: 12/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A digital video recorder comprising:

  • a memory, comprising;

    a contiguous block repository comprising a contiguous set of data blocks allocated specifically to the contiguous block repository;

    a file record associated with the contiguous block repository, the file record comprising a repository pointer to the contiguous set of data blocks; and

    a system pointer; and

    a CPU, connected to the memory, configured to assign the value of the repository pointer to the system pointer responsive to a repository allocation instruction, wherein the repository pointer is selected from the file record.

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