METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PHYSICAL STORAGE ARCHITECTURE HAVING AN IMPROVED INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR A SHARED FILE ENVIRONMENT - Patent 1101176

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EP 1 101 176 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	23.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/21

(21)	Application number: 99940859.4

(22)	Date of filing: 03.08.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/30

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9917/551

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0025/235 (04.05.2000 Gazette 2000/18)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

04.08.1998 US 128922

(71)	Applicant: Enfish Technology, Inc.
	Pasadena, CA 91101-4500 (CA)

(72)	Inventor:
	WLASCHIN, Scott Los Angeles, CA 90068 (US)

(74)	Representative: Smith, Samuel Leonard
	J.A. Kemp & Co.,14 South Square,Gray's Inn London WC1R 5LX London WC1R 5LX (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PHYSICAL STORAGE ARCHITECTURE HAVING AN IMPROVED INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR A SHARED FILE ENVIRONMENT