METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING AND ACCESSING DATA IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS - Patent 1287426

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EP 1 287 426 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	05.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/10

(21)	Application number: 01934986.9

(22)	Date of filing: 01.05.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 7/00, G06F 17/00, G06F 17/30, G06F 12/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0114/138

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0108/4298 (08.11.2001 Gazette 2001/45)

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

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Priority:

01.05.2000 US 562051

(71)	Applicant: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
	Palo Alto,California 94043 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HAHN, Stephen, C. Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US) MARSLAND, Tim, P. Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 (US)

(74)	Representative: Davies, Simon Robert
	D Young & Co,21 New Fetter Lane London, EC4A 1DA London, EC4A 1DA (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING AND ACCESSING DATA IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS