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(43) Date of publication: 04.09.2019 Bulletin 2019/36 (21) Application number: 17876888.3 (22) Date of filing: 29.11.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 12/00(2006.01) G06F 17/30(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2017/063673 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/102392 (07.06.2018 Gazette 2018/23)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 29.11.2016 US 201662427353 P 28.11.2017 US 201715825073 (71) Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc. Mountain View, California 94041 (US)	(72) Inventors: COX, Mark, Leslie Mountain View, California 94041 (US) EMBERSON, Mark, Alexander, Hugh Mountain View, California 94041 (US) POWER, Tyler, Wayne Mountain View, California 94041 (US) (74) Representative: FRKelly  27 Clyde Road Dublin D04 F838 Dublin D04 F838 (IE)