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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.05.2009 (43) Date of publication: 30.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/26 (21) Application number: 08836238.9 (22) Date of filing: 03.10.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 13/16(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/078752 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/046300 (09.04.2009 Gazette 2009/15)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 05.10.2007 US 997899 P (71) Applicant: Violin Memory, Inc. Iselin, NJ 08830 (US)	(72) Inventors: JONES, James, H. Granger TX 76530 (US) DRUCKER, Kevin, D. Granite Bay CA 95746 (US) BENNETT, Jon, C.r. Sudbury MA 01776 (US) (74) Representative: Frost, Alex John et al Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)