Direct file transfer system and method for a computer network
AssigneeSimpleTech, Inc.
InventorMark Moshayedi
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Abstract
A computing host transfers a file between a computer network and a storage device without passing the file through a host processor of the computing host. A communication processor of the computing host receives a file request from the computer network and either processes the file request to directly transfer the file between the computer network and the storage device or passes the file request to the host processor for processing. Additionally, the communication processor writes the file into a cache memory and processes a subsequent file request on the file in the cache memory.
Claims20
A system for directly transferring a file between a network and a storage device, the system comprising:
- a filter module configured to receive a first file request for transferring the file, the first file request being directed to a host processor coupled to the storage device;
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- a processing module coupled to the filter module and the storage device, the processing module configured to transfer the file in the storage device based on the first file request without passing the file through the host processor.
A method for directly transferring a file between a network and a storage device, the method comprising:
- receiving a first file request for transferring the file in the storage device, the file request being directed to a host processor coupled to the storage device;
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- transferring the file between the network and the storage device based on the first file request without passing the file through the host processor.
A system for directly transferring a file between a network and a storage device through a network, the system comprising:
- means for receiving a file request for transferring the file, the file request being directed to a host processor coupled to the storage device;
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- means for transferring the file between the network and the storage device based on the file request without passing the file through the host processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.