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| 20110029742 | COMPUTING SYSTEM UTILIZING DISPERSED STORAGE - A computing system comprises at least a processing module, a main memory, a memory controller, and a plurality of memory components. A method begins by the memory controller receiving a memory access request regarding a data segment. The method continues with the memory controller interpreting the memory access request to determine whether an error encoding dispersal function of the data segment is applicable. The method continues with the memory controller identifying at least a threshold number of memories based on the memory access request, wherein the threshold number of memories includes at least one of the main memory and/or one or more of the plurality of memory components, when the error encoding dispersal function is applicable. The method continues with the memory controller addressing the at least a threshold number of memories to facilitate the memory access request. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110029743 | COMPUTING CORE APPLICATION ACCESS UTILIZING DISPERSED STORAGE - A computing core application access method begins by a processing module detecting selection of an application. The method continues with at least one of a memory controller and the processing module addressing a distributed application memory to retrieve a plurality of error coded program data slices and a plurality of error coded configuration data slices. The method continues with the at least one of a memory controller and the processing module reconstructing a data segment of a program from the plurality of error coded program data slices using an error coding dispersal function. The method continues with the at least one of a memory controller and the processing module reconstructing a data segment of a configuration information from the plurality of error coded configuration data slices using a second error coding dispersal function. The method continues with the at least one of a memory controller and the processing module storing the data segment of the program and the data segment of the configuration information in a main memory of the computing core. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110029765 | COMPUTING DEVICE BOOTING UTILIZING DISPERSED STORAGE - A computing device boot-up method begins by a processing module detecting a boot-up of the computing device. The method continues with the processing module addressing a distributed basic input/output system (BIOS) memory to retrieve a plurality of error coded BIOS data slices. The method continues with the processing module reconstructing BIOS data from the plurality of error coded BIOS data slices using an error coding dispersal function. The method continues with the computing device booting up in accordance with the BIOS data. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110029842 | MEMORY CONTROLLER UTILIZING DISTRIBUTED STORAGE - A memory controller comprises at least a memory control processing module and/or a distributed storage processing module. A method begins by the memory control processing module receiving a memory access request regarding a data segment. The method continues with the memory control processing module interpreting the memory access request to determine whether an error coding dispersal function of the data segment is applicable. The method continues with the memory control processing module sending the memory access request to the distributed storage processing module when the error coding dispersal function is applicable. The method continues with the distributed storage processing module performing the error coding dispersal function on the data segment to produce an error coded processed data segment. The method continues with the distributed storage processing module sending the error coded processed data segment to the memory control processing module. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110077086 | INTERACTIVE GAMING UTILIZING A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - Game data is received at a dispersed storage processing unit, the game data associated with at least one of a plurality of user devices. The game data is stored in a cache memory associated with the dispersed storage processing unit. Dispersed storage metadata associated with the cached game data is generated. A data block is generated based on the cached game data and further based on the dispersed storage metadata. The data block is stored in a dispersed storage network. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110078080 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO SECURE AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TRANSACTION - A method begins by a processing module receiving data content. The method continues with the processing module embedding the data content into a data stream to produce a stream of data. The method continues with the processing module sequentially encoding data segments of the stream of data in accordance with an error coding dispersed storage function to produce pluralities of encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module outputting the pluralities of encoded data slices to a plurality of dispersed storage units for storage therein. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110078373 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPERSED STORAGE MEMORY DEVICE SELECTION - A method begins when a dispersed storage (DS) processing unit of a DS unit has at least one of DS unit operational data and DS unit operating system algorithm to store. The method continues with the DS processing unit encoding at least a portion of the at least one of DS unit operational data and DS unit operating system algorithm in accordance with an error coding dispersal storage function to produce a plurality of data slices. The method continues with the DS processing unit storing at least some of the plurality of data slices in memory devices of the DS unit in accordance with the error coding dispersal storage function. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110078377 | SOCIAL NETWORKING UTILIZING A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - Social networking data is received at the dispersed storage processing unit, the social networking data associated with at least one of a plurality of user devices. Dispersed storage metadata associated with the social networking data is generated. A full record and at least one partial record are generated based on the social networking data and further based on the dispersed storage metadata. The full record is stored in a dispersed storage network. The partial record is pushed to at least one other of the plurality of user devices via the data network. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110078493 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPERSED STORAGE DATA TRANSFER - The method begins with a processing module determining whether to reconstruct data corresponding to a plurality of data slices when the plurality of data slices is to be transferred from a first type of memory device to a second type of memory device. The method continues with the processing module retrieving the plurality of data slices from a first set of memory devices that are of the first type of memory, reconstructing at least a portion of the data from the plurality of data slice in accordance with a first error coding dispersal function to produce reconstructed data, encoding the reconstructed data in accordance with a second error coding dispersal function to produce a second plurality of data slices, and storing the second plurality of data slices in a second set of memory devices that are of the second type of memory when the data is to be reconstructed. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110078512 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPERSED STORAGE MEMORY DEVICE UTILIZATION - A method begins by a processing module receiving data for storage. The method continues with the processing module determining storage metadata regarding the data the method continues with the processing module. The method continues with the processing module determining memory device capabilities based on the storage metadata. The method continues with the processing module identifying memory devices based on the memory device capabilities to produce identified memory devices. The method continues with the processing module encoding the data into a plurality of data slices in accordance with an error coding dispersal function. The method continues with the processing module storing the plurality of data slices in the identified memory devices. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110078774 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING SECURE DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEM - A method begins by a processing module receiving, from a user device, a request to access secure data, wherein the request includes a user identification code and at least one object name for the secure data. The method continues with the processing module processing the request to determine a security level associated with the user device and to determine security parameters associated with the secure data. The method continues with the processing module determining a level of access to the secure data based on the security level associated with the user device and the security parameters. The method continues with the processing module retrieving a set of encoded data slices from dispersed storage units, wherein the set of encoded data slices includes less than a reconstruction threshold number of encoded data slices and generating a response that includes the set of encoded data slices when the level of access is a partial access level. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110083049 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPERSED STORAGE OF STREAMING DATA - A method begins by a processing module receiving streaming data and dispersed storage resource configuration information. The method continues with the processing module allocating a plurality of sets of dispersed storage resources, obtaining error coding dispersed storage function parameters, and partitioning the streaming data into a plurality of data streams in accordance with the dispersed storage resource configuration information when the dispersed storage resource configuration information requires a plurality of sets of dispersed storage resources. In addition, the method continues with the processing module converting, via the plurality of sets of dispersed storage resources, the plurality of data streams into pluralities of sets of error coded data slices in accordance with the error coding dispersed storage function parameters. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110083053 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DISPERSED STORAGE OF STREAMING DATA - A method begins by a processing module determining properties of streaming data. The method continues with the processing module determining required dispersed storage resources based on the properties of the streaming data, identifying a plurality of sets of dispersed storage resources, and establishing first error coding dispersed storage function parameters for a first set of dispersed storage resources of the plurality of sets of dispersed storage resources when the required dispersed storage resources requires the plurality of sets of dispersed storage resources. In addition, the method continues with the processing module enabling partitioning of the streaming data into a plurality of data streams and enabling routing of a first data stream of the plurality of data streams to the first set of dispersed storage resources, wherein the first set of dispersed storage resources converts the first data stream into pluralities of error coded data slices. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110083061 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPERSED STORAGE OF STREAMING MULTI-MEDIA DATA - A method begins by a processing module determining dispersed storage preferences for streaming multi-media data. The method continues with the processing module transcoding the streaming multi-media data into transcoded data when the dispersed storage preferences include transcoding. In addition, the method continues with the processing module encoding the transcoded data in accordance with an error coding dispersed storage function of the dispersed storage preferences to produce pluralities of error coded data slices. In addition, the method continues with the processing module outputting the pluralities of error coded data slices to a plurality of data storage units for storage therein. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110106972 | ROUTER-BASED DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method begins by a router receiving data for storage and interpreting the data to determine whether the data is to be forwarded or error encoded. The method continues with the router obtaining a routing table when the data is to be error encoded. Next, the method continues with the router selecting a routing option from the plurality of routing options and determining error coding dispersal storage function parameters based on the routing option. Next, the method continues with the router encoding the data based on the error coding dispersal storage function parameters to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices. Next, the method continues with the router outputting at least some of the encoded data slices of a set of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices to an entry point of the routing option. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106973 | ROUTER ASSISTED DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method begins by a router receiving a data packet and determining a destination of the data packet. The method continues with the router determining whether the router has an affiliation with the destination. The method continues with the router determining whether to temporarily locally store the data packet when the router has the affiliation with the destination. The method continues with the router locally storing the data packet and forwarding the data packet to the destination in accordance with a transfer protocol when the determination to temporarily locally store the data packet is favorable. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110107027 | INDIRECT STORAGE OF DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEM - A method begins by a dispersed storage processing module obtaining data for storage. The method continues with the dispersed storage processing module encoding the data in accordance with an error coding dispersal storage function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with the dispersed storage processing module determining a proxy unit. The method continues with the dispersed storage processing module transmitting the plurality of sets of encoded data slices to the proxy unit, wherein the proxy unit disperses the plurality of sets of encoded data slices to a plurality of dispersed storage units. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110107180 | INTENTIONALLY INTRODUCED STORAGE DEVIATIONS IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a processing module receiving a first request to store a program. The method continues with the processing module determining first error coding dispersal storage function parameters and encoding a data segment of the program. The method continues with the processing module determining whether a second request to store the program is received. The method continues with the processing module encoding a second data segment of the program in accordance with the first error coding dispersal storage function parameters when the second request is not received. The method continues with the processing module changing the first error coding dispersal storage function parameters based on the another request to produce second error coding dispersal storage function parameters when the second request is received. The method continues with the processing module encoding the second data segment in accordance with the second error coding dispersal storage function parameters. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110107181 | DATA DISTRIBUTION UTILIZING UNIQUE WRITE PARAMETERS IN A DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEM - A method begins by a processing module receiving a plurality of record requests to record a broadcast of data. The method continues with the processing module encoding the data using an error coding dispersal storage function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module generating a list of requesting device identities corresponding to the plurality of requests and storing the plurality of sets of encoded data slices and the list of requesting device identities in a dispersed storage network memory. The method continues with the processing module receiving a playback request from a device identified in the list of requesting device identities, generating a unique retrieval matrix for the device, and outputting a unique plurality of sets of encoded data slices from the plurality of sets of encoded data slices in accordance with the unique retrieval matrix. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110107182 | DISPERSED STORAGE UNIT SOLICITATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method begins by a dispersed storage processing module obtaining data for storage. The method continues with the dispersed storage processing module soliciting dispersed storage (DS) units to store encoded data slices of the data. The method continues with the dispersed storage processing module receiving favorable responses from a set of DS units. The method continues with the dispersed storage processing module encoding the data in accordance with an error coding dispersal storage function and in accordance with the favorable responses. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110107184 | DATA DISTRIBUTION UTILIZING UNIQUE READ PARAMETERS IN A DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEM - A method begins by a processing module receiving a plurality of requests to record a broadcast of data. The method continues with the processing module encoding the data using an error coding dispersal storage function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices when the data is broadcast and in response to a request of the plurality of requests. The method continues with the processing module generating a unique retrieval matrix for each of the plurality of requests based on an identity of a requesting device and the error coding dispersal storage function to produce a plurality of unique retrieval matrixes. The method continues with the processing module storing the plurality of sets of encoded data slices and the plurality of unique retrieval matrixes in a dispersed storage network memory as a plurality of unique copies of the data. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110107185 | MEDIA CONTENT DISTRIBUTION IN A SOCIAL NETWORK UTILIZING DISPERSED STORAGE - A method begins by a dispersed storage processing module receiving media content determining social media metadata regarding the media content. The method continues with the dispersed storage processing module encoding the media content in accordance with an error coding dispersal storage function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices, identifying a plurality of memories to store the plurality of sets of encoded data slices, and sending the plurality of sets of encoded data slices to the plurality of memories when the social media metadata indicates that the media content is to be available for a local social network. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110122523 | LOCALIZED DISPERSED STORAGE MEMORY SYSTEM - A method begins by a processing module receiving data to store and determining error coding dispersal storage function parameters. The method continues with the processing module encoding at least a portion of the data in accordance with the error coding dispersal storage function parameters to produce a set of data slices. The method continues with the processing module defining addressable storage sectors within the single hard drive based on a number of data slices within the set of data slices to produce a set of addressable storage sectors. The method continues with the processing module storing data slices of the set of data slices in corresponding addressable storage sectors of the set of addressable storage sectors. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125771 | DATA DE-DUPLICATION IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK UTILIZING DATA CHARACTERIZATION - A method begins with a processing module receiving, from a requesting device, a data storage request that includes data for storage. The method continues with the processing module determining whether substantially identical data is currently stored in a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory. The method continues with the processing module encoding at least a portion of the data using an error coding dispersal storage function to produce a set of encoded data slices, sending the set of encoded data slices to the DSN memory for storage therein, and generating a unique retrieval matrix for the requesting device, wherein the unique retrieval matrix identifies a sub-set of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices for subsequent retrieval of the at least a portion of the data, when the substantially identical data is not stored in the DSN memory. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110126026 | EFFICIENT STORAGE OF ENCRYPTED DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins with a processing module obtaining data to store and determining whether substantially similar data to the data is stored. When the substantially similar data is not stored, the method continues with the processing module generating a first encryption key based on the data, encoding the first encryption key into encoded data slices in accordance with an error coding dispersal storage function, and storing the encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory. The method continues with the processing module encrypting the data using an encryption key of the substantially similar data in accordance with an encryption function to produce encrypted data, compressing the encrypted data in accordance with a compression function to produce compressed data, storing the compressed data when the substantially similar data is stored. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110126060 | LARGE SCALE SUBSCRIPTION BASED DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins with a processing module identifying data for storage and sending a subscription request message regarding the data for storage. The method continues with the processing module receiving a subscription response message. The method continues with the processing module obtaining error coding dispersal storage function parameters when a dispersal method of the subscription response message indicates direct dispersal. The method continues with the processing module encoding at least a portion of the data in accordance with the error coding dispersal storage function parameters to produce a set of encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module determining a plurality of storage locations and performing a dispersed storage write function to store the set of encoded data slices in the plurality of storage locations. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110161666 | DIGITAL CONTENT RETRIEVAL UTILIZING DISPERSED STORAGE - A method begins by a processing module obtaining a unique retrieval matrix based on an identity of the playback device and sending a request for retrieval of a set of encoded broadcast data slices to a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory, wherein the request includes the unique retrieval matrix and identity of the set of encoded broadcast data slices. The method continues with the processing module receiving a subset of the set of encoded broadcast data slices from the DSN memory, wherein the subset of the set of encoded broadcast data slices is based on the unique retrieval matrix. The method continues with the processing module storing the subset of the sets of encoded broadcast data slices. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110161679 | TIME BASED DISPERSED STORAGE ACCESS - A method begins with a processing module receiving a data retrieval request and obtaining a real-time indicator corresponding to when the data retrieval request was received. The method continues with the processing module determining a time-based data access policy based on the data retrieval request and the real-time indicator and accessing a plurality of dispersed storage (DS) units in accordance with the time-based data access policy to retrieve encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module decoding the threshold number of encoded data slices in accordance with an error coding dispersal storage function when a threshold number of the encoded data slices have been retrieved. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110161680 | DISPERSED STORAGE OF SOFTWARE - A data de-duplication method begins by a processing module receiving a plurality of data storage requests from a plurality of requesting devices wherein a data storage request includes the data and a requester identifier (ID). The method continues with the processing module obtaining a data identifier (ID) for the data. For each of the plurality of data storage requests, the method continues with the processing module producing a requester storage record, dispersed storage error encoding the requester storage record to produce a set of encoded requester storage record slices, and sending the set of encoded requester storage record slices to a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory for storage therein. The method continues with the processing module dispersed storage error encoding at least a portion of the data to produce a set of encoded data slices and sending the set of encoded data slices to the DSN memory for storage therein. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110161781 | DIGITAL CONTENT DISTRIBUTION UTILIZING DISPERSED STORAGE - A method begins by a processing module determining whether to error encode broadcast data. The method continues with the processing module encoding a portion of the broadcast data using an error coding storage dispersal function to produce a set of encoded broadcast data slices, determining whether to compress the set of encoded broadcast data slices for the set of encoded broadcast data slices, and when the set of encoded broadcast data slices is to be compressed, selecting a subset of encoded broadcast data slices of the set of encoded broadcast data slices, when the broadcast data is to be error encoded. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110182424 | SEQUENCING ENCODED DATA SLICES - A method begins by a processing module receiving data segments of a data stream to produce received data segments. The method continues with the processing module encrypting a data segment of the received data segments to produce an encrypted data segment and dispersed storage error encoding the encrypted data segment to produce a set of encoded data slices in order of receiving the data segments. The method continues with the processing module buffering encoded data slices of sets of the encoded data slices unit to produce buffered encoded data slices and comparing a number of buffered encoded data slices to a threshold. The method continues with the processing module outputting the encoded data slices of the buffered encoded data slices based on a pseudo-random sequencing order when the number of buffered encoded data slices compares favorably to the threshold. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110182429 | OBFUSCATION OF SEQUENCED ENCODED DATA SLICES - A method begins by a processing module receiving data to produce received data segments. The method continues with the processing module, in order of receiving the data segments, encrypting a data segment to produce an encrypted data segment, dispersed storage error encoding the encrypted data segment to produce a set of encoded data slices, buffering at least a number of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices to produce first buffered encoded data slices, and buffering remaining encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices to produce second buffered encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module outputting the first buffered encoded data slices and, at most, some of the second buffered encoded data slices in accordance with a pseudo random output sequencing order when a number of first buffered encoded data slices compares favorably to an outputting threshold. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110184997 | SELECTING STORAGE FACILITIES IN A PLURALITY OF DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORKS - A method begins by a processing module receiving a data storage request and accessing a file directory to identify dispersed storage network (DSN) systems. The method continues with the processing module identifying dispersed storage (DS) units to produce identified DS units for each of the DSN systems and selecting one of the DSN systems to produce a selected DSN system. The method continues with the processing module selecting a set of DS units from the identified DS units of the selected DSN system to produce selected DS units, wherein the selected DS units store a set of encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module updating the file directory to include an identity of the selected DS units and an identity of the set of encoded data slices. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110185193 | DE-SEQUENCING ENCODED DATA SLICES - A method begins by a processing module obtaining at least an ordering threshold number of encoded data slices to produce obtained encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module ordering the obtained encoded data slices based on a pseudo-random de-sequencing order to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module dispersed storage error decoding the plurality of sets of encoded data slices to produce a plurality of encrypted data segments. The method continues with the processing module decrypting the plurality of encrypted data segments to produce a plurality of data segments. The method continues with the processing module aggregating the plurality of data segments to produce a data stream. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110185258 | SELECTING STORAGE FACILITIES AND DISPERSAL PARAMETERS IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a processing module receiving a data storage request that includes metadata and data. The method continues with the processing module determining a base-line set of error coding dispersal storage function parameters based on the metadata. The method continues with the processing module identifying candidate dispersed storage (DS) units based on the base-line set of error coding dispersal storage function parameters. The method continues with the processing module selecting DS units of the candidate DS units based on the metadata to produce selected DS units. The method continues with the processing module dispersed storage error encoding the data in accordance with at least a representation of the base-line set of error coding dispersal storage function parameters to produce a set of encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module sending the set of encoded data slices to the selected DS units for storage therein. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110213928 | DISTRIBUTEDLY STORING RAID DATA IN A RAID MEMORY AND A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK MEMORY - A method begins by a processing module receiving redundant array of independent disks (RAID) data and determining whether to store the RAID data in at least one of a RAID format and in a dispersed storage network (DSN) format. The method continues with the processing module converting at least a portion of the RAID data into at least one set of encoded data slices when the at least a portion of the RAID data is to be stored in the DSN format. The method continues with the processing module outputting the at least one set of encoded data slices to a DSN memory. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110213929 | DATA MIGRATION BETWEEN A RAID MEMORY AND A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK MEMORY - A method begins by a processing module determining whether to convert data between a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) format and a dispersed storage network (DSN) format. The method continues with the processing module retrieving the data from a RAID memory to produce retrieved RAID data when the data is to be converted from the RAID format to the DSN format. The method continues with the processing module converting stripe-block data of the retrieved RAID data into a plurality of sets of encoded data slices and outputting the plurality of sets of encoded data slices to at least one of the RAID memory and a DSN memory for storage therein. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110214011 | STORING RAID DATA AS ENCODED DATA SLICES IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a processing module receiving data for storage and interpreting the data to identify the data as redundant array of independent disks (RAID) data. The method continues with the processing module interpreting the RAID data to identify at least one of RAID block data and RAID parity data. When the RAID data includes RAID block data and RAID parity data the method continues with the processing module encoding the RAID block data in accordance with error coding dispersal storage function parameters to produce at least one set of encoded data slices and outputting the at least one set of encoded data slices to a dispersed storage network memory. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110225450 | FAILSAFE DIRECTORY FILE SYSTEM IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A file directory system comprises a directory file, a directory address for the directory file, and a directory address failsafe mechanism. The directory file includes one or more directory entries and one or more corresponding addresses for the one or more directory entries. The directory address failsafe mechanism functions to dispersed storage error encode the directory address to produce a plurality of encoded components of the directory address and transmit the plurality of encoded components of the directory address to a plurality of agent modules. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110228931 | DISPERSAL OF PRIORITY DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a processing module encoding data into a plurality of sets of encoded data slices in accordance with first error coding dispersal storage function parameters and determining priority data segments of the data. The method continues with the processing module encoding the priority data segments in accordance with second error coding dispersal storage function parameters to produce a plurality of sets of priority encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module outputting the plurality of sets of encoded data slices and the plurality of sets of priority encoded data slices to a dispersed storage network memory for storage therein. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110264717 | STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL OF REQUIRED SLICES IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a processing module determining whether one or more encoded data slices of a set of encoded data slices of a plurality of sets of encoded data slices are required encoded data slices to produce one or more required encoded data slices. When the one or more of the encoded data slices are required, the method continues with the processing module generating specific dispersed storage network (DSN) storage information for each of the one or more required encoded data slices, generating general DSN storage information for remaining encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices, and sending the set of encoded data slices to a dispersed storage network in accordance with the specific DSN storage information and the general DSN storage information. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110265143 | SLICE RETRIEVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ACCESS SEQUENCE IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a processing module receiving a data retrieval request to retrieve data stored as a plurality of sets of encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network memory. The method continues with the processing module determining an access sequence for retrieving the plurality of sets of encoded data slices in accordance with the access sequence, entering a loop to produce recovered decoded data that includes sending a slice retrieval message for a set of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices, receiving at least a decode threshold number of encoded data slices of the set to produce received encoded data slices, dispersed storage error decoding the received encoded data slices to produce the recovered decoded data, and exiting the loop when a set of encoded data slices is not requested in accordance with a system maintained access sequence. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110286595 | STORING ACCESS INFORMATION IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a processing module applying a share encoding function on data to produce a plurality of encoded shares and generating a plurality of random numbers. The method continues with the processing module obtaining a set of personalized authenticating values regarding user access to the data and generating a plurality of hidden passwords based on the set of personalized authenticating values. The method continues with the processing module generating an encryption key based on a corresponding one of the plurality of hidden passwords and a corresponding one of the plurality of random numbers and encrypting the encoded share utilizing the encryption key to produce an encrypted share for each encoded share of the plurality of encoded shares. The method continues with the processing module facilitating storage of the plurality of random numbers and each of the encrypted shares. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110289122 | REBUILDING DATA IN MULTIPLE DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORKS - A method begins by a processing module determining a slice name of an encoded slice to be rebuilt within a first dispersed storage network (DSN). The method continues with the processing module determining whether a corresponding copy of the encoded slice is stored in a second DSN. The method continues with the processing module retrieving the corresponding copy of the encoded slice from the second DSN and storing the corresponding copy of the encoded slice as a rebuilt encoded slice within the first DSN when the corresponding copy of the encoded slice is stored in the second DSN. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110289215 | ACCESSING A GLOBAL VAULT IN MULTIPLE DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORKS - A method begins by a processing module receiving a dispersed storage network (DSN) access request and determining whether the DSN access request is associated with a local DSN vault or a global DSN vault, wherein the local DSN vault is contained within a DSN of a plurality of DSNs and the global DSN vault is contained within at least some of the plurality of DSNs. The method continues with the processing module identifying a primary DSN of the plurality of DSNs and facilitating processing of the DSN access request by the primary DSN when the DSN access request is associated with the global DSN vault. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110289358 | STORING DATA IN MULTIPLE DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORKS - A method begins by a processing module identifying a plurality of dispersed storage networks (DSNs) for storing copies of dispersed storage encoded data based on global data retrieval accesses of the copies of the dispersed storage encoded data. The method continues with the processing module determining a set of error coding dispersal storage parameters for at least one of the plurality of DSNs based on local data retrieval accesses allocated to the at least one of the plurality of DSNs. The method continues with the processing module encoding data in accordance with the set of error coding dispersal storage parameters to produce a copy of the copies of the dispersed storage encoded data and outputting the copy of the copies of the dispersed storage encoded data to the at least one of the plurality of DSNs. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110289359 | RECONFIGURING DATA STORAGE IN MULTIPLE DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORKS - A method begins by a processing module determining access performance to copies of dispersed storage encoded data, wherein the copies of the dispersed storage encoded data are stored in a set of a plurality of dispersed storage networks (DSNs). The method continues with the processing module modifying the set of the plurality of DSNs based on the access performance and the desired access performance level to produce a modified set of the plurality of DSNs when the access performance is not at a desired access performance level. The method continues with the processing module, for a new DSN of the modified set of the plurality of DSNs, determining error coding dispersal storage parameters based on local data retrieval accesses allocated to the new DSN and facilitating the new DSN storing another copy of the dispersed storage encoded data. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110289378 | ACCESSING DATA IN MULTIPLE DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORKS - A method begins by a processing module identifying sets of dispersed storage (DS) units for each of a plurality of dispersed storage networks (DSNs) in a computing system network, wherein a set of the sets of DS unit stores an error coded data file. The method continues with the processing module identifying a reference entity within the computing system network. The method continues with the processing module determining first data access performance information between the reference entity and a first one of the sets of DS units and determining second data access performance information between the reference entity and a second one of the sets of DS units for each of the plurality of DSNs. The method continues with the processing module storing the first and second data access performance information for each of the plurality of DSNs to produce system data access performance information. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110289565 | RETRIEVING ACCESS INFORMATION IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a processing module obtaining a set of recovered random numbers, decoding encrypted share slices to produce a set of encrypted shares, and obtaining a set of personalized authenticating values regarding user access to data. The method continues with the processing module generating a set of hidden passwords based on the set of personalized authenticating values, generating a set of blinded passwords based on the set of hidden passwords and a set of blinded random numbers, and generating a set of passkeys based on the set of blinded passwords and the set of recovered random numbers. The method continues with the processing module generating a set of decryption keys based on the set of blinded random numbers and the set of passkeys, decrypting the set of encrypted shares to produce a set of shares, and decoding the set of shares to reproduce the data. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110289566 | ENTITY REGISTRATION IN MULTIPLE DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORKS - A method begins by a processing module outputting a registration request message that includes requesting access to a local dispersed storage network (DSN) and requesting access to a global DSN. The method continues with the processing module receiving a registration response message that includes a global universal unique identifier (UUID) and a local UUID. The method continues with the processing module generating a global public-private key pair and a local public-private key pair and generating a global certificate signing request (CSR) based on the global UUID and a private key of the global public-private key pair. The method continues with the processing module generating a local CSR based on the local UUID and a private key of the local public-private key pair, sending the global and local CSRs to a certificate authority (CA), and receiving a signed global certificate and a signed local certificate. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110289577 | ACCESSING DATA UTILIZING ENTITY REGISTRATION IN MULTIPLE DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORKS - A method begins by a processing module determining whether a data access request is requesting access to data stored in a plurality of dispersed storage networks (DSNs). The method continues with the processing module determining whether one of the plurality of DSNs is a home DSN to a requesting entity when the data access request is requesting access to data stored in the plurality of DSNs. The method continues with the processing module utilizing a local signed certificate to access one or more dispersed storage (DS) units of the home DSN, validating a global signed certificate with one or more DS units of a non-home DSN of the plurality of DSNs to produce a valid global signed certificate, and utilizing the valid signed certificate to access the one or more DS units of the non-home DSN when the plurality of DSNs includes the home DSN. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110314355 | ACCESSING DATA STORED IN A DISPERSED STORAGE MEMORY - A method begins by a processing module forward error correction (FEC) encoding data to produce FEC encoded data and dividing the FEC encoded data into a set of FEC encoded words. The method continues with the processing module generating integrity information based on the data and generating a word name for an FEC encoded word of the set of FEC encoded words. The method continues with the processing module affiliating an address of allocated address space of a dispersed storage memory with the word name and storing the integrity information, the word name, and the address. The method continues with the processing module creating a write command to store the FEC encoded word at the address in the dispersed storage memory. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110314356 | VERIFYING INTEGRITY OF DATA STORED IN A DISPERSED STORAGE MEMORY - A method for verifying integrity of data stored in dispersed storage memory begins by a processing module retrieving integrity information of the data that is stored as a set of forward error correction (FEC) encoded words in the dispersed storage memory and continues with the processing module receiving FEC encoded words of the set of FEC encoded words from the dispersed storage memory to produce received FEC encoded words and decoding a unique subset of the received FEC encoded words to produce recovered data. The method continues with the processing module generating recovered integrity information from the recovered data and comparing the recovered integrity information with the integrity information. The method continues with the processing module indicating that at least one of the received FEC encoded words of the unique subset of the received FEC encoded words is corrupt when the recovered integrity information compares unfavorably with the integrity information. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120027134 | RECEIVING ENCODED DATA SLICES VIA WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A method begins by a processing module determining a mapping of encoded data slices to wireless channels for wireless communication of data, wherein a data segment of the data is encoded in accordance with a dispersed storage error encoding protocol to produce a set of encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module configuring, in accordance with the mapping, receivers of a wireless communication device to receive, via a set of wireless channels, at least some of the set of encoded data slices to produce configured receivers. The method continues with the processing module facilitating the configured receivers to receive encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices to produce received encoded data slices and when at least a decode threshold number of received encoded data slices have been received, decoding the received encoded data slices to recapture the data segment. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120089885 | DATA TRANSMISSION UTILIZING ROUTE SELECTION AND DISPERSED STORAGE ERROR ENCODING - A method begins by a processing module obtaining a set of encoded data slices for transmission to a receiving entity via a network, wherein the set of encoded data slices represents data that has been dispersed storage error encoded. The method continues with the processing module dividing the set into a plurality of sub-sets of encoded data slices in accordance with an error coding distributed routing protocol. The method continues with the processing module determining a plurality of routing paths within the network in accordance with the error coding distributed routing protocol. The method continues with the processing module transmitting the plurality of sub-sets of encoded data slices via the plurality of routing paths to the receiving entity in accordance with the error coding distributed routing protocol. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120089886 | RELAYING DATA TRANSMITTED AS ENCODED DATA SLICES - A method begins by a first device determining an error coding distributed routing protocol and transmitting a set of encoded data slices, identity of a second device, and the error coding distributed routing protocol to a network, wherein the set of encoded data slices represents data that has been dispersed storage error encoded. The method continues with the network routing a plurality of sub-sets of the set of encoded data slices via an initial plurality of routing paths towards the second, comparing anticipated routing performance with a desired routing performance, and altering the routing path to obtain a favorable comparison. The method continues with the second device receiving at least some of the set of encoded data slices from the network and decoding at least a threshold number of encoded data slices to reproduce the data when at least the threshold number of encoded data slices have been received. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120089887 | DATA TRANSMISSION UTILIZING DATA PROCESSING AND DISPERSED STORAGE ERROR ENCODING - A method begins by a processing module dispersed storage error encoding fundamental component data of data in accordance with dispersed storage error coding parameters to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices, wherein the data includes the fundamental component data and enhancement component data. The method continues with the processing module transmitting a set of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices and transmitting a corresponding portion of the enhancement component data substantially concurrently with the transmitting of the set of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120109885 | FILE RETRIEVAL DURING A LEGACY STORAGE SYSTEM TO DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK MIGRATION - A method begins by a processing module receiving a retrieval request for a file and determining whether the file is being migrated from a legacy storage system to a dispersed error coding storage system. The method continues with the processing module determining a retrieval option for the file when the file is being migrated from the legacy storage system to the dispersed error coding storage system. The method continues with the processing module retrieving the file, based on the retrieval option, in at least one of a legacy format from the legacy storage system and a plurality of sets of encoded data slices from the dispersed error coding storage system. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120110390 | UPDATING A SET OF MEMORY DEVICES IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a processing module determining a memory usability indication for a set of memory devices, wherein the set of memory devices stores data as first dispersed storage error coded data using first dispersed storage error coding parameters. The method continues with the processing module comparing the memory usability indication to a memory usability level threshold. The method continues with the processing module adding one or more memory devices to the set of memory devices to produce an updated set of memory devices when the memory usability indication compares unfavorably to the memory usability level threshold. The method continues with the processing module storing the data as second dispersed storage error coded data using second dispersed storage error coding parameters in the updated set of memory devices. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120137091 | SELECTING A MEMORY FOR STORAGE OF AN ENCODED DATA SLICE IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a processing module receiving an encoded data slice for storage. The method continues with the processing module obtaining metadata associated with the encoded data slice and interpreting the metadata to determine whether the encoded data slice is to be stored in a first access speed memory or a second access speed memory, wherein the first access speed memory has a higher data access rate than the second access speed memory. The method continues with the processing module storing the encoded data slice in a memory device of the first access speed memory when the encoded data slice is to be stored in the first access speed memory and storing the encoded data slice in a memory device of the second access speed memory when the encoded data slice is to be stored in the second access speed memory. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120137095 | PARTITIONING DATA FOR STORAGE IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a processing module receiving data for storage and determining whether to partition the data in accordance with a data partitioning dispersed storage scheme. When the data is to be partitioned, the method continues with the processing module partitioning the data into a local data portion and a remaining data portion in accordance with the data partitioning dispersed storage scheme, dispersed storage encoding the local data portion to produce a plurality of local encoded data elements in accordance with dispersed storage encoding parameters, sending the plurality of local encoded data elements to an associated dispersed storage network (DSN) memory for storage therein, and sending the remaining data portion to another DS module. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120163596 | WATERMARKING SLICES STORED IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a processing module receiving data for storage in a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory and obtaining watermarking information regarding a source of the data. The method continues with the processing module dispersed storage error encoding the data to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices and processing the plurality of sets of encoded data slices and marker slices to produce a plurality of sets of watermarked encoded data slices to have a pattern of encoded data slices and the marker slices in accordance with the watermarking information. The method continues with the processing module outputting the plurality of sets of watermarked encoded data slices to the DSN memory for storage therein. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120166813 | REPRODUCING DATA FROM OBFUSCATED DATA RETRIEVED FROM A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a processing module processing a data retrieval request that identifies data, wherein the data is stored as a plurality of sets of encoded data slices, wherein one or more encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices has been replaced with one or more encoded secret slices of secret data. The method continues with the processing module receiving at least a threshold number of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices and determining whether a secret data extraction process is initiated. The method continues with the processing module obtaining an inter-dispersing function to extract the one or more encoded secret slices to produce extracted encoded secret slices and decoding the extracted encoded secret slices in accordance with secret dispersed storage error encoding parameters to reproduce the secret data when the secret data extraction process is initiated. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120166907 | OBFUSCATING DATA STORED IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a processing module dispersed storage error encoding secret data in accordance with first dispersed storage error encoding parameters to produce at least one set of encoded secret slices and dispersed storage error encoding data in accordance with second dispersed storage error encoding parameters to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module determining an inter-dispersing function for outputting the sets of encoded secret slices and the plurality of sets of encoded data slices, and for a set of the plurality of encoded data slices: identifying at least one encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices based on the inter-dispersing function, replacing the at least one encoded data slice with at least one encoded secret slice to produce a mixed set of encoded slices, and outputting the mixed set of encoded slices. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120185665 | WIRELESSLY CONFIGURABLE MEMORY DEVICE - A configurable memory includes an interface section, a plurality of memory modules, and an internal configuration section. The interface section includes a millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver and interfaces with one or more external components. Each the plurality of memory modules includes a memory MMW transceiver and a plurality of memory cells. The internal configuration section includes a memory management unit and a memory management MMW transceiver. The memory management unit is operable to determine configuration of at least some of the plurality of memory modules to form a memory block, identify an interface MMW transceiver to provide a wireless link to the memory block, and generate a configuration signal based on the determined configuration and the identified interface MMW transceiver. The memory management MMW transmits the MMW configuration signal to the identified interface MMW transceiver and the MMW transceivers of the memory modules. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120198066 | UTILIZING A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK ACCESS TOKEN MODULE TO ACQUIRE DIGITAL CONTENT FROM A DIGITAL CONTENT PROVIDER - A method begins with a computing device receiving a request to acquire digital content from a digital content provider and forwarding the request to a dispersed storage network (DSN) pre-paid module. The method continues with the DSN pre-paid module validating the request, generating a plurality of sets of at least a threshold number of digital content read requests, and sending the plurality of sets of the at least a threshold number of digital content read requests to the digital content provider via the computing device when the request to acquire the digital content is validated. The method continues with at least one of the DSN pre-paid module and the computing device receiving a plurality of sets of at least a decoded threshold number of encoded data slices and decoding the plurality of sets of the at least a decoded threshold number of encoded data slices to produce the digital content. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120198311 | UTILIZING A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK ACCESS TOKEN MODULE TO ACCESS A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK MEMORY - A method begins by a computing device determining that dispersed storage network (DSN) memory is to be accessed regarding data. The method continues when the computing device is paired with a DSN access token module with the DSN access token module retrieving a plurality of sets of at least a threshold number of dispersed storage (DS) error coding function slices from the DSN memory via the computing device. The method continues with at least one of the computing device and the DSN access token module decoding the plurality of sets of the at least a threshold number of DS error coding function slices using a default DS error coding function to recapture a DS error coding function and executing, by one or more of the computing device and the DSN access token module, the DS error coding function to access the DSN memory regarding the data. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120198536 | UTILIZING A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK ACCESS TOKEN MODULE TO STORE DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK MEMORY - A method for storing data begins with determining, by a computing device, where to store the data and continues with managing, by a dispersed storage network (DSN) access token module, a pairing between the DSN access token module and the computing device. The method continues with sending, by the computing device, at least a portion of the data to the DSN access token module and encoding, by the DSN access token module, the at least a portion of the data using a dispersed storage error encoding function to produce one or more sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with sending, by the DSN access token module, the one or more sets of encoded data slices and storage information to the computing device and sending, by the computing device, the one or more sets of encoded data slices to the DSN memory for storage therein. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120198537 | UTILIZING A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK ACCESS TOKEN MODULE TO RETRIEVE DATA FROM A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK MEMORY - A method begins by a computing device determining that data is stored in dispersed storage network (DSN) memory and sending a data retrieval request to a DSN access token module regarding the data. The method continues with the DSN access token module generating a plurality of sets of data slice read requests and sending the plurality of sets of data slices read requests to the computing device. The method continues with, for a set of data slices read requests, the computing device sending the set of data slices read requests to the DSN memory, receiving data slices from the DSN memory, and sending the data slices to the DSN access token module. The method continues with the DSN access token module decoding the data slices to produce a decoded data segment and sending the decoded data segment to the computing device. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120226772 | TRANSFERRING DATA UTILIZING A TRANSFER TOKEN MODULE - A method for data transfer from a first computing device to a second computing device begins when the first computing device is paired with a transfer token module by the first computing device sending the data to the transfer token module. The method continues with the transfer token module encoding the data utilizing a dispersed storage error encoding function to produce a set of encoded data slices and sending the set of encoded data slices to a target destination. The method continues, when the second computing device is paired with the transfer token module, with the transfer token module retrieving the set of encoded data slices from the target destination and decoding the set of encoded data slices utilizing the dispersed storage error encoding function to recapture the data. The method continues with the second computing device storing the data. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120226960 | RETRIEVAL OF ENCODED DATA SLICES AND ENCODED INSTRUCTION SLICES BY A COMPUTING DEVICE - A computing device includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a memory system module. The CPU includes a data dispersed storage error coding (DSEC) module operable to DSEC decode a set of encoded ingress data slices to recapture ingress data and DSEC encode egress data to produce a set of encoded egress data slices, an instruction DSEC module operable to DSEC decode a set of encoded instruction slices to recapture an instruction, and an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) operable to, execute the instruction on the ingress data and execute the instruction to produce the egress data. The memory system module is operable to coordinate retrieval of the set of encoded ingress data slices from memory, coordinate retrieval of the set of encoded instruction slices from the memory, and coordinate storage of the set of encoded egress data slices in the memory. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120227284 | ATHLETIC POSITIONING APPARATUS INCLUDING A HEEL PLATFORM AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An apparatus includes a heel platform section, a mid-foot section juxtaposed to the heel platform section, and a toe section juxtaposed to the mid-foot section. The mid-foot section and toe section collectively have a geometric shape having a first slope of a polarity along an inner edge of the apparatus from the toe section to the mid-foot section and a second slope of the polarity along the inner edge of the apparatus to the outer edge of the apparatus at the toe section. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120227285 | ATHLETIC POSITIONING APPARATUS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An apparatus includes a heel section, a mid-foot section, and a toe section. The heel section, the mid-foot section, and the toe section collectively have a geometric shape having a first slope of a polarity along an inner edge of the apparatus from the toe section to the heel section and a second slope of the polarity along the inner edge of the apparatus to an outer edge of the apparatus at the toe section. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120254690 | UTILIZING LOCAL MEMORY AND DISPERSED STORAGE MEMORY TO ACCESS ENCODED DATA SLICES - A method begins by a processing module encoding data utilizing a dispersed storage error coding function to produce a set of encoded data slices, wherein the dispersed storage error coding function includes a decode threshold parameter and a pillar width parameter. The method continues with the processing module storing a number of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices in a local memory, wherein the number is based on the decode threshold parameter and is less than the pillar width parameter, and outputting remaining encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices to dispersed storage network (DSN) memory. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120254691 | ADJUSTING A DISPERSAL PARAMETER OF DISPERSEDLY STORED DATA - A method begins by a processing module storing data files utilizing a dispersed storage error coding function that includes a pillar width parameter and a decode threshold parameter. The method continues with the processing module determining whether to adjust the pillar width parameter based one or more memory performance characteristics. When the pillar width parameter is to be decreased, the method continues with the processing module identifying one or more pillars within a memory to delete to produce one or more identified pillars, identifying encoded data slices of one or more of the data files stored in the one or more identified pillars to produce identified encoded data slices, and deleting the identified encoded data slices. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120254692 | UTILIZING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK MEMORY AND A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK MEMORY TO ACCESS DATA - A method begins by a processing module encoding data based on a decode threshold parameter and a pillar width parameter to produce a set of encoded data slices and selecting a local area network (LAN) pillar width value of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices for storage in LAN available memories, wherein the LAN pillar width value is based on the decode threshold parameter, the pillar width parameter, and quantities of the LAN available memories. The method continues with the processing module selecting a wide area network (WAN) pillar width value of encoded data slices of the set of encode data slices for storage in a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory of a wide area network, wherein the WAN pillar width value is based on the decode threshold parameter and the pillar width parameter. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120254697 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPERSED STORAGE MEMORY DEVICE SELECTION - A method begins when a dispersed storage (DS) processing unit of a DS unit has at least one of DS unit operational data and DS unit operating system algorithm to store. The method continues with the DS processing unit encoding at least a portion of the at least one of DS unit operational data and DS unit operating system algorithm in accordance with an error coding dispersal storage function to produce a plurality of data slices. The method continues with the DS processing unit storing at least some of the plurality of data slices in memory devices of the DS unit in accordance with the error coding dispersal storage function. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120278683 | DATA DISTRIBUTION UTILIZING UNIQUE WRITE PARAMETERS IN A DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEM - A method begins by a processing module receiving a plurality of record requests to record a broadcast of data. The method continues with the processing module encoding the data using an error coding dispersal storage function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module generating a list of requesting device identities corresponding to the plurality of requests and storing the plurality of sets of encoded data slices and the list of requesting device identities in a dispersed storage network memory. The method continues with the processing module receiving a playback request from a device identified in the list of requesting device identities, generating a unique retrieval matrix for the device, and outputting a unique plurality of sets of encoded data slices from the plurality of sets of encoded data slices in accordance with the unique retrieval matrix. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120284481 | WIRELESSLY CONFIGURABLE MEMORY DEVICE ADDRESSING - A memory device includes a plurality of memory modules and a memory management module. A memory module of the plurality of memory modules includes a plurality of memory cells and a memory millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver. The memory management module determines a main memory configuration for at least some of the plurality of memory modules. The memory management module also determines physical addresses for the main memory configuration and determines a MMW communication resource table that includes an allocation mapping of one or more MMW communication resources to one or more of the at least some of the plurality of memory modules. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120290631 | RETRIEVING A HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE FILE FROM A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK MEMORY - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module receiving a request for a hypertext markup language (HTML) file, wherein the HTML file is encoded using a dispersed storage (DS) error coding function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices, wherein the plurality of sets of encoded data slices is stored in a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory, and wherein the request includes a universal record locator (URL) associated with the HTML file. The method continues with the DS processing module translating the URL into a source name associated with the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module requesting retrieval of a plurality of sets of at least a decode threshold number of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices from the DSN memory in accordance with the source name. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290868 | ASSIGNING A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK ADDRESS RANGE IN A MAINTENANCE FREE STORAGE CONTAINER - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module determining storage device failure information for a plurality of storage devices within a maintenance free storage container, wherein the maintenance free storage container allows for multiple storage devices of the plurality of storage devices to be in a failure mode without replacement and wherein the storage device failure information indicates storage devices of the plurality of storage devices that are in the failure mode. The method continues with the DS processing module maintaining a dynamic container address space of the maintenance free storage container based on the storage device failure information. The method continues with the DS processing module managing mapping of container addresses of the dynamic container address space to dispersed storage network (DSN) addresses of an assigned DSN address range. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290877 | ADJUSTING A DATA STORAGE ADDRESS MAPPING IN A MAINTENANCE FREE STORAGE CONTAINER - A maintenance free storage container includes a plurality of storage servers, wherein the maintenance free storage container allows for multiple storage servers of the plurality of storage servers to be in a failure mode without replacement. The maintenance free storage container further includes a container controller operable to establish a first mapping of a plurality of virtual storage servers to at least some of the plurality of storage servers and facilitate storage of encoded data slices in the at least some of the plurality of storage servers. The container controller is further operable to when evaluation of storage server utilization information triggers an adjustment, adjust the first mapping to produce a second mapping, facilitate storage of new encoded data based on the second mapping, and facilitate modification of storage of the encoded data slices stored in accordance with the first mapping based on the data storage adjustment criteria. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290878 | ESTABLISHING TRUST IN A MAINTENANCE FREE STORAGE CONTAINER - A maintenance free storage container includes a plurality of storage servers, wherein the maintenance free storage container allows for multiple storage servers of the plurality of storage servers to be in a failure mode without replacement. The maintenance free storage container further includes a container controller operable to manage failure mode information of the plurality of storage servers, manage mapping of a plurality of virtual storage servers to at least some of the plurality of storage servers based on the failure mode information, communicate storage server access requests with a device external to the maintenance free storage container using addressing of the plurality of virtual storage servers, and communicate the storage server access requests within the maintenance free storage container using addressing of the plurality of storage servers. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290915 | ACCESSING A SECOND WEB PAGE FROM A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK MEMORY BASED ON A FIRST WEB PAGE SELECTION - A method begins, when a second web page is selected based on an element of a first web page, with a dispersed storage (DS) processing module determining dispersed storage network (DSN) location information for the second web page. The method continues with the DS processing module interpreting the DSN location information to request retrieval of a plurality of sets of at least a decode threshold number of encoded data slices from a DSN. The method continues with the DS processing module decoding, using a DS error coding function, a set of the plurality of sets of the least the decode threshold number of encoded data slices to reproduce an element of the second web page. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120291099 | PROVIDING DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK LOCATION INFORMATION OF A HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE FILE - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module of a domain name system (DNS) server receiving, from a client, a request regarding dispersed storage network (DSN) location information of a hypertext markup language (HTML) file. The method continues with the DS processing module searching a DNS table for an entry regarding the HTML file based on information of the request. When the entry is found, the method continues with the DS processing module ascertaining the DSN location information regarding a plurality of sets of encoded data slices, wherein the HTML file is encoded using a DS error coding function to produce the plurality of sets of encoded data slices and wherein the plurality of sets of encoded data slices is stored in a DSN. The method continues with the DS processing module outputting the DSN location information to the client. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120311068 | DISTRIBUTING MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT TO A PLURALITY OF POTENTIAL ACCESSING DEVICES - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module encoding a data segment of multi-media content using a dispersed storage error coding function to produce a set of encoded data slices and partitioning the set of encoded data slices into a first sub-set of encoded data slices and a second sub-set of encoded data slices, wherein the first sub-set of encoded data slices include less than a decode threshold number of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module distributing the first sub-set of encoded data slices to a plurality of potential accessing devices and when accessing information from a device of the plurality of potential accessing devices is received, sending at least one of the encoded data slices of the second sub-set of encoded data slices to the device such that the device has the decode threshold number of encoded data slices. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120311296 | ACQUIRING MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module receiving a first sub-set of encoded data slices, wherein a data segment of multi-media content was encoded using a dispersed storage error coding function to produce a set of encoded data slices, wherein the set of encoded data slices is partitioned into the first sub-set of encoded data slices and a second sub-set of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module sending accessing information when the second sub-set of encoded data slices is to be requested. The method continues with the DS processing module receiving, in response to the accessing information, at least one of the encoded data slices of the second sub-set of encoded data slices such that a decode threshold number of encoded data slices have been received. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120324293 | CONFIGURING A GENERIC COMPUTING DEVICE UTILIZING SPECIFIC COMPUTING DEVICE OPERATION INFORMATION - A method begins with the specific computing device token sending a distributed storage network (DSN) access request to DSN memory via the generic computing device. The DSN access request identifies specific computing device operation information that is stored as one or more of-sets of encoded data slices in the DSN memory. The method continues with the specific computing device token receiving the one or more of sets of encoded data slices from the DSN memory via the generic computing device and decoding the one or more of sets of encoded data slices to retrieve the specific computing device operation information. The method continues with enabling the generic computing device to function as a specific computing device in accordance with the specific computing device operation information. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130013761 | COMPLETING DISTRIBUTION OF MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT TO AN ACCESSING DEVICE - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module determining whether to complete downloading of a data segment of multi-media content to an accessing device that possess a partial set of encoded data slices. When the downloading is to be completed, the method continues with the DS processing module determining a user set of encoded data slices, wherein the user set of encoded data slices includes first and second sub-sets of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices, determining whether encoded data slices of the partial set of encoded data slices substantially matches encoded data slices of the first sub-set of encoded data slices, and when the encoded data slices of the partial set of encoded data slices substantially matches encoded data slices of the first sub-set of encoded data slices, sending the second sub-set of encoded data slices to the accessing device. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130013798 | DISTRIBUTION OF MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT TO A USER DEVICE - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module determining, for multi-media content that has not been released, access priority for a user device and selecting a pre-release data distribution protocol and a post-release data distribution protocol. The method continues with the DS processing module distributing a plurality of pre-release sub-sets of a plurality of sets of encoded data slices to the user device in accordance with the selected pre-release data distribution protocol, wherein the multi-media content is dispersed storage error encoded to produce the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module distributing a plurality of second sub-sets of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices to the user device in accordance with the selected post-release data distribution protocol. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130013959 | DISTRIBUTION OF A CUSTOMIZED PREVIEW OF MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module receiving an access request for a customized preview of multi-media content from an accessing device that possesses first sub-sets of encoded data slices, wherein the multi-media content is segmented into data segments, wherein each data segment is encoded to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices and wherein the plurality of sets of encoded data slices includes the plurality of first sub-sets of encoded data slices and a plurality of second sub-sets of encoded data. The method continues with the DS processing module identifying a set of data segments corresponding to the customized preview of the multi-media content. The method continues with the DS processing module sending, to the accessing device, at least one encoded data slice of a second sub-set of encoded data slices that corresponds to a data segment of the set of data segments. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130013960 | MAINTENANCE FREE STORAGE CONTAINER STORAGE MODULE ACCESS - A method begins by a processing module determining failure mode information for a plurality of storage modules of a maintenance-free storage container. The method continues with the processing module managing storage mapping information of data content within the plurality of storage modules based on the failure mode information and receiving a data access request. The method continues with the processing module interpreting the data access request based on the storage mapping information to identify one or more of the plurality of storage modules to produce one or more identified storage modules and generating an in-container data access request based on the data access request and the one or more identified storage modules. The method continues with the processing module sending the in-container data access request to the one or more identified storage modules. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130013961 | REBUILDING A DATA SLICE OF A MAINTENANCE FREE STORAGE CONTAINER - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module detecting a storage error of an encoded data slice associated with a storage server within a maintenance free storage container. The method continues with the DS processing module determining failure mode information for the storage server and other storage servers and determining a rebuilding protocol for the encoded data. When the determined rebuilding protocol is a zero information gain (ZIG) protocol, the method continues with the DS processing module identifying a decode threshold number of storage servers from the other storage servers of the maintenance free storage container and from storage servers of another maintenance free storage container, retrieving zero information gain (ZIG) partial encoded data slices from the decode threshold number of storage servers, and decoding the ZIG partial encoded data slices utilizing a ZIG dispersed storage error coding function to reproduce the encoded data slice. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130014254 | RESPONDING TO A MAINTENANCE FREE STORAGE CONTAINER SECURITY THREAT - A method for responding to a security threat for a maintenance free storage container begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module identifying a security threat for the maintenance free storage container, wherein the maintenance free storage container allows for multiple storage servers of a plurality of storage servers to be in a failure mode without replacement. The method continues with the DS processing module determining a failure mode level that is indicative of whether one or more of the multiple storage servers are in the failure mode. The method continues with the DS processing module selecting a security threat countermeasure based on the security threat and the failure mode level. The method continues with the DS processing module implementing the security threat countermeasure. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130031349 | Computing device booting utilizing dispersed storage - A computing device boot-up method begins by a processing module detecting a boot-up of the computing device. The method continues with the processing module addressing a distributed basic input/output system (BIOS) memory to retrieve a plurality of error coded BIOS data slices. The method continues with the processing module reconstructing BIOS data from the plurality of error coded BIOS data slices using an error coding dispersal function. The method continues with the computing device booting up in accordance with the BIOS data. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130060777 | TIME ALIGNED TRANSMISSION OF CONCURRENTLY CODED DATA STREAMS - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module receiving a first coded matrix that includes a first plurality of pairs of coded values corresponding to first data segments of a first data stream and a second data stream. The method continues with the DS processing module receiving a second coded matrix that includes a second plurality of pairs of coded values corresponding to first data segments of a third data stream and a fourth data stream. The method continues with the DS processing module generating a new coded matrix to include a plurality of groups of selected coded values. The method continues with the DS processing module outputting the plurality of groups of selected coded values to a requesting entity in a manner to maintain time alignment of the first data segments of the first, second, third, and fourth data streams. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130061008 | CONCURRENT CODING OF DATA STREAMS - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module concurrently receiving a first data stream and a second data stream for transmission to a receiving entity. The method continues with the DS processing module segmenting each of the first and second data streams to produce a first plurality of data segments and a second plurality of data segments, dividing one of the first plurality of data segments into a first plurality of data blocks, and dividing one of the second plurality of data segments into a second plurality of data blocks. The method continues with the DS processing module creating a data matrix from the first and second plurality of data blocks and generating a coded matrix from the data matrix and an encoding matrix. The method continues with the DS processing module outputting one or more pairs of coded values of the coded matrix to the receiving entity. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130061116 | CONCURRENT DECODING OF DATA STREAMS - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module receiving one or more pairs of coded values. The method continues with the DS processing module creating a received coded matrix from the one or more pairs of coded values. When the received coded matrix includes a decode threshold number of pairs of coded values, the method continues with the DS processing module generating a data matrix from the received coded matrix and an encoding matrix, reproducing a one of a first plurality of data segments from a first plurality of data blocks of the data matrix, and reproducing a one of a second plurality of data segments from a second plurality of data blocks of the data matrix, wherein the one of the first plurality of data segments and the one of the second plurality of data segments maintain the time alignment of a first and second data streams. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130086450 | Encoding data utilizing a zero information gain function - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module encoding data using a dispersed storage error coding function to produce a set of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module encoding a first encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices using a zero information gain (ZIG) function based on a second encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices to produce a ZIG encoded data slice. The method continues with the DS processing module outputting the ZIG encoded data slice and a subset of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices, wherein the subset of encoded data slices includes less than a decode threshold number of encoded data slices and does not include the first or the second encoded data slice. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130086451 | Reproducing data utilizing a zero information gain function - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module receiving a zero information gain (ZIG) encoded data slice and a subset of encoded data slices of a set of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module generating a set of ZIG encoded data slices using a ZIG function and corresponding ones of the subset of encoded data slices, wherein the set of ZIG encoded data slices represents additional components of recovery information of a first encoded data slice. The method continues with the DS processing module recreating the first encoded data slice from the ZIG encoded data slice and the set of ZIG encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module decoding the subset of encoded data slices and the first encoded data slice using a dispersed storage error coding function to reproduce data. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130086452 | Sending a zero information gain formatted encoded data slice - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module determining whether to send an encoded data slice of set of encoded data slices in accordance with a zero information gain (ZIG) format. When the encoded data slice is to be sent in accordance with the ZIG format, the method continues with the DS processing module selecting a partial encoding threshold number of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices, wherein the partial encoding threshold number of encoded data slices does not include the encoded data slice and generating a set of ZIG encoded data slices based on a ZIG function and the partial encoding threshold number of encoded data slices, wherein the set of ZIG encoded data slices represents recovery information of the encoded data slice. The method continues with the DS processing module outputting the set of ZIG encoded data slices. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130102395 | INTERACTIVE GAMING UTILIZING A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - Game data is received at a dispersed storage processing unit, the game data associated with at least one of a plurality of user devices. The game data is stored in a cache memory associated with the dispersed storage processing unit. Dispersed storage metadata associated with the cached game data is generated. A data block is generated based on the cached game data and further based on the dispersed storage metadata. The data block is stored in a dispersed storage network. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130108048 | Wirelessly Communicating a Data File | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110962 | Wirelessly Sending a Set of Encoded Data Slices | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130111552 | Acquiring a Trusted Set of Encoded Data Slices | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130125190 | DIGITAL CONTENT DISTRIBUTION UTILIZING DISPERSED STORAGE - A computer includes an interface and a processing module. The processing module receives, over time and via the interface, requests to playback recorded broadcast data, wherein a single copy of the recorded broadcast data is dispersed error encoded to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices that is stored in a dispersed storage network (DSN). In response to the playback requests, the processing module identifies unique combinations of at least a threshold number of encoded data slices for sets of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices to produce unique copies of the recorded broadcast data. For a particular playback request, the processing module retrieves a unique copy of the unique copies of the recorded broadcast data from the DSN and outputs, via the interface, the retrieved unique copy to a device associated with the particular playback request. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130136258 | Encrypting Data for Storage in a Dispersed Storage Network - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module encrypting a plurality of data segments of the data using a plurality of encryption keys to produce a plurality of encrypted data segments and generating a plurality of deterministic values from the plurality of encrypted data segments. The method continues with the DS processing module establishing a data intermingling pattern and generating a plurality of masked keys by selecting one or more of the plurality of deterministic values in accordance with the data intermingling pattern and performing a masking function on the plurality of encryption keys and the selected one or more of the plurality of deterministic values. The method continues with the DS processing module appending the plurality of masked keys to the plurality of encrypted data segments to produce a plurality of secure data packages and outputting the plurality of secure data packages. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130145123 | Computing Core Application Access Utilizing Dispersed Storage - A computing core includes a processing module, main memory, and a memory controller. The memory controller receives a request to fetch an instruction from the processing module and determines whether the instruction is currently stored in the main memory. When the instruction is not currently stored in the main memory, the memory controller determines whether the instruction is stored in a distributed storage network (DSN) memory as one or more sets of encoded instruction slices; and, when it is, the memory controller addresses the DSN memory to retrieve the one or more sets of encoded instruction slices. When at least a threshold number of encoded instruction slices are retrieved for each of the one or more sets of encoded instruction slices, the one or more sets of encoded instruction slices are decoded using a dispersed storage error coding function to reconstruct the instruction, which is provided to the processing module. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130145232 | Computing Core Application Access Utilizing Dispersed Storage - A computing core includes a processing module, main memory, and a memory controller. The memory controller receives a request to store a data result from a processing module and determines whether to store the data result in an error encoded format. When the memory controller determines to store the data result in the error encoded format, it facilitates encoding the data result in accordance with a dispersed storage error coding function to produce one or more sets of encoded data slices. The memory controller then determines where to store the one or more sets of encoded data slices and provides the one or more sets of encoded data slices to one or more identified memories for storage. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130170062 | Localized Dispersed Storage Memory System - A method begins by a processing module receiving data to store and determining error coding dispersal storage function parameters. The method continues with the processing module encoding at least a portion of the data in accordance with the error coding dispersal storage function parameters to produce a set of data slices. The method continues with the processing module defining addressable storage sectors within the single hard drive based on a number of data slices within the set of data slices to produce a set of addressable storage sectors. The method continues with the processing module storing data slices of the set of data slices in corresponding addressable storage sectors of the set of addressable storage sectors. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173987 | Method and Apparatus for Dispersed Storage Memory Device Utilization - A method begins with a processing module receiving data for storage. The method continues with the processing module determining storage metadata regarding storage requirements of the data. When the storage metadata includes a first type of storage mode, the method continues with the processing module determining a first error coding dispersal storage function; identifying first memory of DSN memory; encoding the data in accordance with the first error coding dispersal storage functions; and outputting the first encoded data slices to the first memory for storage therein. When the storage metadata includes a second type of storage mode, the method continues with the processing module determining a second error coding dispersal storage function; identifying second memory of a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory; encoding the data in accordance with the second error coding dispersal storage functions; and outputting the second encoded data slices to the second memory for storage therein. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130198317 | SECURELY AND RELIABLY STORING DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by ingesting distributed storage (DS) units of a set of DS units storing respective portions of data. The method continues with each of the ingesting DS units generating first respective partial redundancy data and second respective partial redundancy data, sending the first respective partial redundancy data to a first redundancy DS unit of the set of DS units, and sending the second respective partial redundancy data to a second redundancy DS unit. The method continues with the first redundancy DS unit generating first respective redundancy data based on the first respective partial redundancy data of each of the ingesting DS units and storing the first respective redundancy data. The method continues with the second redundancy DS unit generating second respective redundancy data based on the second respective partial redundancy data of each of the ingesting DS units and storing the second respective redundancy data. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130198560 | EFFICIENTLY STORING DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module ingesting a plurality of data blocks of a large amount of data. The method continues with the DS processing module temporarily storing the plurality of data blocks and determining whether to not permanently store the plurality of data blocks. When the plurality of data blocks is to be permanently stored, the method continues with the DS processing module storing the plurality of data blocks and generating a group of partial redundancy data. When the plurality of data blocks is not to be permanently stored, the method continues with the DS processing module creating a new plurality of data blocks from other data blocks that are to be permanently stored and generating the group of partial redundancy data based on the new plurality of data blocks. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130198756 | TRANSFERRING A PARTIAL TASK IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module determining that partial task processing resources of a first DST execution unit are projected to be available. The method continues with the DS processing module ascertaining that partial task processing resources of a second DST execution unit are projected to be overburdened. The method continues with the DS processing module receiving, from the second DST execution unit, a partial task assigned to the second DST execution unit in accordance with a partial task allocation transfer policy to produce an allocated partial task and executing the allocated partial task. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130227860 | ADJUSTABLE ATHLETIC POSITIONING APPARATUS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An apparatus for use as at least part of a sole of a shoe or as at least part of an insole of the shoe, the apparatus comprises a fixed section that provides a positioning of a big toe area at a lower position than a heel area and/or at a lower position than an outer edge area, and an adjustable section associated with the fixed section, wherein the adjustable section adjusts at least one of the lower positioning of the big toe area with respect to the heel area and the lower positioning of the big toe area with respect to the outer edge area. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130232180 | Transferring Task Execution in a Distributed Storage and Task Network - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module ascertaining processing speeds of distributed storage and task (DST) execution units where the DST execution units receive a set of encoded data slices that includes a sub-set of data-based data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module allocating task performance on the sub-set of data-based data slices to a sub-set of DST execution units, where a first DST execution unit is allocated to perform a first partial task on a first data-based data slice of the sub-set of data-based data slices. When a second DST execution unit has a processing speed that is a threshold speed greater than a processing speed of the first DST execution unit, the method continues with the DS processing module identifying at least one encoded block of the first data-based data slice for transferring processing responsibilities to the second DST execution unit. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130232184 | Redundant Task Execution in a Distributed Storage and Task Network - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module determining data block storage redundancy among a set of distributed storage and task (DST) execution units. The method continues with the DS processing module dispersed storage error encoding a data segment of data to produce a set of encoded data slices, where a first encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices includes at least one redundant encoded data block in common with a second encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module assigning a first partial task and a first encoded block processing order to a first DST execution unit regarding processing the first encoded data slice and assigning a second partial task and a second encoded block processing order to a second DST execution unit regarding processing the second encoded data slice. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130232378 | REBUILDING A DATA SEGMENT IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins with a processing module storing a set of encoded data slices in memory of a dispersed storage network (DSN), where a data segment is encoded using an error coding dispersal storage function to produce the set of encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module adding the data segment to a rebuilding list, where encoded data slices of data segments identified in the rebuilding list are checked via a rebuilding process to detect errors and, when one of the encoded data slices has an error, the rebuilding process rebuilds the one of the encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module, in response to a condition, removing the data segment from the rebuilding list. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130232392 | MANAGING MEMORY UTILIZATION IN A DISTRIBUTED STORAGE AND TASK NETWORK - A method begins by a distributed storage (DS) processing module retrieving a data slice from a local memory and performing a partial task on the data slice. When the performing of the partial task is complete, the method continues with the DS processing module determining whether at least a retrieval number of slices of a set of slices of a data segment that includes the data slice is available from a set of DST execution units. When the at least a retrieval number of slices is available, the method continues with the DS processing module deleting the data slice from the local memory. When the at least a retrieval number of slices of the set of slices is not available, the method continues with the DS processing module determining whether execution of a task on the data segment is complete and deleting the data slice when the execution is complete. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130232819 | ATHLETIC SHOE INCORPORATING AN ATHLETIC POSITIONING SOLE - An athletic shoe includes an upper section, an athletic specific bottom section, and an athletic positioning sole. The athletic positioning sole has a geometric shape that, when the athletic shoe is worn on a foot of an athletic and the athlete is standing, positions a heel of the foot above the toes of the foot and positions an outer edge of the foot above an inner edge of the foot. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130238956 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPERSED STORAGE OF STREAMING DATA - A method begins by receiving streaming data. The method continues by partitioning the streaming data into a first data stream and a second data stream. For the first data stream, the method continues by encoding, in accordance with error coding dispersed storage function parameters, the first data stream into a first encoded data slices. The method continues by determining first memory of a DSN to store the first encoded data slices and facilitating storage of the first encoded data slices in the first memory. For the second data stream, the method continues by encoding, in accordance with the error coding dispersed storage function parameters, the second data stream into a second encoded data slices. The method continues by determining second memory of the DSN to store the second encoded data slices and facilitating storage of the second encoded data slices in the second memory. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130238957 | DATA DISTRIBUTION UTILIZING UNIQUE READ PARAMETERS IN A DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEM - A centralized DVR includes a dispersed storage error encoding module, storage nodes, and a distribution module. The dispersed storage error encoding module encodes a broadcast of data in accordance with an error coding dispersal storage function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices, which is stored in the storage nodes. For a first playback request, the distribution module determines a first unique combination and retrieves, as a first unique copy of the broadcast data from the storage nodes, encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices in accordance with the first unique combination. For a second playback request, the distribution module determines a second unique combination and retrieves, as a second unique copy of the broadcast data from the storage nodes, encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices in accordance with the second unique combination. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130262854 | DATA DE-DUPLICATION IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK UTILIZING DATA CHARACTERIZATION - A computing device includes a processing module and an interface. The processing module is operable to receive, from a requesting device via the interface, a data storage request that includes data for storage. The processing module then determines whether substantially identical data is currently stored in a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory. When the substantially identical data is stored in the DSN memory, the processing module generates, for the requesting device, a second unique retrieval matrix of a plurality of sets of encoded data slices corresponding to the already stored substantially identical data, wherein the requesting device can recover at least a portion of the data based on the second unique retrieval matrix of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130291405 | ATHLETIC SHOE WITH ATHLETIC POSITIONING CLEAT PATTERN - An athletic shoe includes an upper section and a sole section. The sole section includes a sole and cleats, which are grouped into a heel group, a ball-of-foot group, and an outer edge mid foot-to-toe group. Cleats of the heel group are of a first length. A cleat of the outer edge mid foot-to-toe group is proximal to a heel section and has a length equal to or a first value less than the first length. A cleat of the outer edge mid foot-to-toe group is proximal to a small toe section of the athletic shoe and has a length that is a second value less than the first length, wherein the second value is greater than the first value. A cleat of the ball-of-foot group has a length that is a third value less than the first value, wherein the third value is greater than the second value. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130291406 | BASEBALL SHOE WITH CLEAT PATTERN FOR PITCHING - A baseball shoe includes an upper section and a sole section. The sole section includes a sole and a plurality of cleats. The sole includes a cleat pattern section and a no-cleat section, wherein the no-cleat section is positioned at a mid toe section of the sole. The cleats are attached to the sole within the cleat pattern section and are grouped into three groups: a heel group of cleats, an outer mid foot-to-toe group of cleats, and an inner mid foot-to-toe group of cleats. The inner mid foot-to-toe group of cleats and/or the outer mid foot-to-toe group of cleats are substantially aligned, such that, when a pitcher wears the baseball shoe, the inner mid foot-to-toe group of cleats or the outer mid foot-to-toe group of cleats engages a pitching rubber. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130291407 | ATHLETIC SHOE WITH ATHLETIC POSITIONING PATTERN - A baseball shoe includes an upper section coupled to a sole section. The sole section includes a sole, a plurality of cleats, and a pitching rubber engaging mechanism. The cleats are coupled to the sole and the pitching rubber engaging mechanism is associated with the sole. When a pitcher wears the baseball shoe, the pitching rubber engaging mechanism engages a pitching rubber to assist the pitcher with at least one of drive and alignment. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130297531 | DEVICE FOR MODIFYING VARIOUS TYPES OF ASSETS - An asset modification device includes memory, an asset modification module, and operation modules. The memory stores limit tables and asset operational data. The asset modification module selects an asset to modify, a limit table regarding the asset, an operational module based on an entry in the limit table, and evaluation data. A specific task execution module of the selected operation module executes a specific task on asset operational data of the asset to produce a modified asset when an evaluation data filter of the selected operation module indicates that analysis of the evaluation data is favorable for modification of the asset via the specific task. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130297560 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING VARIOUS TYPES OF ASSETS - A device includes a network interface module, memory, and a processing module. The memory stores limit tables regarding an asset and operational data regarding the asset. When an asset is to be modified, the processing module retrieves a limit table(s) and identifies time-varying and time-sensitive data and an operation therefrom. The processing module then receives, via the network interface module, the time-varying and time-sensitive data and analyzes it based on evaluation criteria in the limit table. When the analysis is favorable, the processing module triggers the operation. With the operation triggered, the processing module further analyzes the time-varying and time-sensitive data based on correlated evaluation criteria of the evaluation criteria. When the further analysis is favorable, the processing module activates the operation for execution up operational data regarding the asset such that the asset is modified. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130325820 | VERIFYING DATA INTEGRITY UTILIZING DISPERSED STORAGE - A method begins by a processing module retrieving at least a threshold number of error coded data slices of a set of error coded data slices from storage units of a dispersed storage network (DSN) and identifying, based on an intentional error pattern, error coded data slices that were intentionally altered to produce identified error coded data slices. The method continues with the processing module decoding the set of error coded data slices to produce a recovered data segment and encoding the recovered data segment using an altered dispersed storage error encoding function to produce a test set of error coded data slices for comparing with corresponding error coded data slices. When the test set of error coded data slices substantially match the corresponding error coded data slices, the method continues with the processing module indicating that the recovered data segment has not been corrupted. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130346795 | NON-TEMPORARILY STORING TEMPORARILY STORED DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module receiving data from a plurality of sources and queuing the data for storage in a dispersed storage network (DSN). The method continues with the DS processing module utilizing temporary dispersed storage error encoding parameters for efficient and reliable error encoded temporary storage of the data in the DSN. For a data object of the data temporarily stored in the DSN, the method continues with the DS processing module determining non-temporary storage parameters for the data object, retrieving first encoded data slices regarding the data object from the DSN, reconstructing the data object from the first encoded data slices in accordance with the temporary dispersed storage error encoding parameters, encoding the reconstructed data object in accordance with the non-temporary storage parameters for the data object to produce second encoded data slices, and storing the second encoded data slices in the DSN. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130347079 | ACCESSING STORAGE NODES IN AN ON-LINE MEDIA STORAGE SYSTEM - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module receiving data objects from a plurality of authorized users and determining a system level storage efficiency preference for a data object. The method continues with the DS processing module selecting a set of storage nodes of an on-line media storage system based on the system level storage efficiency preference and determining dispersed storage error encoding parameters. The method continues with the DS processing module encoding the data object in accordance with the dispersed storage error encoding parameters to produce encoded data slices and generating system addressing information. The method continues with the DS processing module storing the encoded data slices in the set of storage nodes using the system addressing information and updating a user profile for the authorized user to include the system addressing information. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140006900 | MEMORY CONTROLLER UTILIZING AN ERROR CODING DISPERSAL FUNCTION | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140013186 | COMPUTING SYSTEM UTILIZING DISPERSED STORAGE - A computing system comprises at least a processing module, a main memory, a memory controller, and a plurality of memory components. A method begins by the memory controller receiving a memory access request regarding a data segment. The method continues with the memory controller interpreting the memory access request to determine whether an error encoding dispersal function of the data segment is applicable. The method continues with the memory controller identifying at least a threshold number of memories based on the memory access request, wherein the threshold number of memories includes at least one of the main memory and/or one or more of the plurality of memory components, when the error encoding dispersal function is applicable. The method continues with the memory controller addressing the at least a threshold number of memories to facilitate the memory access request. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140026017 | MEMORY SELECTION FOR SLICE STORAGE IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module determining that a plurality of sets of encoded data slices is to be stored in a set of storage units of a dispersed storage network (DSN) and identifying one or more devices of the DSN that will potentially issue a read request for at least some sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with the (DS) processing module determining transmission times between the one or more devices and the set of storage units and determining a storage strategy for storing the plurality of sets of encoded data slices in the set of storage units based on the transmission times and memory devices of the set of storage units such that, from set to set of encoded data slices, at least a threshold number of encoded data slices are retrievable with comparable read response times. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140040417 | STORING A STREAM OF DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A processing module of a computing device alternatingly sends a stream of data to a first or second processing device. When receiving the stream of data, the first processing device performs a first portion of a dispersed storage error encoding function on the received stream of data to produce a plurality of sets of a threshold number of slices and writes the plurality of sets of the threshold number of slices into first memory of a dispersed storage network (DSN). When not receiving the stream of data, the first processing device reads the plurality of sets of the threshold number of slices from the first memory, performs a second portion of the dispersed storage error encoding function using the plurality of sets of the threshold number of slices to produce a plurality of sets of redundancy slices, and writes the plurality of sets of redundancy slices into second DSN memory. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140040660 | STORING A DATA STREAM IN A SET OF STORAGE DEVICES - A set of storage devices coordinates selection of dispersed storage error encoding parameters for storing a stream of data and coordinates selection of encoded data storage devices and redundancy encoded data storage devices of the set of storage devices. The encoded data storage devices coordinates storage of a decode threshold amount of encoded data of the stream of data in accordance with the dispersed storage error encoding parameters. The encoded data storage devices send information regarding the decode threshold amount of encoded data to the redundancy encoded data storage devices. The redundancy encoded data storage devices generates redundancy encoded data based on the information regarding the decode threshold amount of encoded data and in accordance with the dispersed storage error encoding parameters. The redundancy encoded data storage devices store the redundancy encoded data to provide error encoded reliable storage of the stream of data. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140052820 | ROUTER ASSISTED DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method begins by a router receiving a data packet and determining a destination of the data packet. The method continues with the router determining whether the router has an affiliation with the destination. The method continues with the router determining whether to temporarily locally store the data packet when the router has the affiliation with the destination. The method continues with the router locally storing the data packet and forwarding the data packet to the destination in accordance with a transfer protocol when the determination to temporarily locally store the data packet is favorable. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140057745 | REPLACEABLE SECTIONS OF A PITCHING MOUND AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A pitching mound includes a level area, a sloped area, and surrounding areas. The level area includes a replaceable drive area. The sloped area has a slope from a first end of the sloped area that abuts to the level area to a second end of the sloped area. The sloped area includes a replaceable landing area. The surrounding areas encircle the level area and the sloped area. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140108882 | DATA TRANSMISSION UTILIZING ROUTE SELECTION AND DISPERSED STORAGE ERROR ENCODING - A method begins by a processing module obtaining a set of encoded data slices for transmission to a receiving entity via a network, wherein the set of encoded data slices represents data that has been dispersed storage error encoded. The method continues with the processing module dividing the set into a plurality of sub-sets of encoded data slices in accordance with an error coding distributed routing protocol. The method continues with the processing module determining a plurality of routing paths within the network in accordance with the error coding distributed routing protocol. The method continues with the processing module transmitting the plurality of sub-sets of encoded data slices via the plurality of routing paths to the receiving entity in accordance with the error coding distributed routing protocol. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108890 | ACCESSING DATA STORED IN A DISPERSED STORAGE MEMORY - A method begins by a processing module forward error correction (FEC) encoding data to produce FEC encoded data and dividing the FEC encoded data into a set of FEC encoded words. The method continues with the processing module generating integrity information based on the data and generating a word name for an FEC encoded word of the set of FEC encoded words. The method continues with the processing module affiliating an address of allocated address space of a dispersed storage memory with the word name and storing the integrity information, the word name, and the address. The method continues with the processing module creating a write command to store the FEC encoded word at the address in the dispersed storage memory. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140115334 | RETRIEVING ACCESS INFORMATION IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a processing module obtaining a set of recovered random numbers, decoding encrypted share slices to produce a set of encrypted shares, and obtaining a set of personalized authenticating values regarding user access to data. The method continues with the processing module generating a set of hidden passwords based on the set of personalized authenticating values, generating a set of blinded passwords based on the set of hidden passwords and a set of blinded random numbers, and generating a set of passkeys based on the set of blinded passwords and the set of recovered random numbers. The method continues with the processing module generating a set of decryption keys based on the set of blinded random numbers and the set of passkeys, decrypting the set of encrypted shares to produce a set of shares, and decoding the set of shares to reproduce the data. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140115388 | COMPUTING CORE APPLICATION ACCESS UTILIZING DISPERSED STORAGE - A computing core includes a processing module, main memory, and a memory controller. The memory controller receives a request to fetch an instruction from the processing module and determines whether the instruction is currently stored in the main memory. When the instruction is not currently stored in the main memory, the memory controller determines whether the instruction is stored in a distributed storage network (DSN) memory as one or more sets of encoded instruction slices; and, when it is, the memory controller addresses the DSN memory to retrieve the one or more sets of encoded instruction slices. When at least a threshold number of encoded instruction slices are retrieved for each of the one or more sets of encoded instruction slices, the one or more sets of encoded instruction slices are decoded using a dispersed storage error coding function to reconstruct the instruction, which is provided to the processing module. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140130378 | ADJUSTABLE ATHLETIC POSITIONING APPARATUS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An apparatus for use as at least part of a sole of a shoe or as at least part of an insole of the shoe, the apparatus comprises a fixed section that provides a positioning of a big toe area at a lower position than a heel area and/or at a lower position than an outer edge area, and an adjustable section associated with the fixed section, wherein the adjustable section adjusts at least one of the lower positioning of the big toe area with respect to the heel area and the lower positioning of the big toe area with respect to the outer edge area. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140181619 | DATA DISTRIBUTION UTILIZING UNIQUE READ PARAMETERS IN A DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEM - A method begins by storing, in response to storage requests, a single encoded copy of broadcast data as a plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The broadcast data is encoded in accordance with an error coding dispersal storage function to produce the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues by receiving a playback requests for the broadcast data. The method continues for each of the plurality of playback requests by retrieving, based on the error coding dispersal storage function, a unique combination of encoded data slices and sending the unique combination of encoded data slices to a requesting entity corresponding to one of the playback requests. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140201567 | ENCODING DATA UTILIZING A ZERO INFORMATION GAIN FUNCTION - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module encoding data using a dispersed storage error coding function to produce a set of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module encoding a first encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices using a zero information gain (ZIG) function based on a second encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices to produce a ZIG encoded data slice. The method continues with the DS processing module outputting the ZIG encoded data slice and a subset of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices, wherein the subset of encoded data slices includes less than a decode threshold number of encoded data slices and does not include the first or the second encoded data slice. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140215263 | LARGE SCALE SUBSCRIPTION BASED DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins with a set top box determining whether a content request is regarding playback of stored content or streaming of broadcast content. When the content request is regarding playback of stored content, the method continues with the set top box determining whether to retrieve the stored content for a group of set top boxes in a common area or from storage units DSN memory. When the stored content is to be retrieved from the group of set top boxes, the method continues with the set top box obtaining, from at least some of the set top boxes, the decode threshold number of encoded data slices for each set of encoded data slices corresponding to the stored content. The method continues with the set top box decoding, for each set of encoded data slices, the decode threshold number of encoded data slices to reconstruct the stored content. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140215641 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING SECURE DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEM - A method begins with a first computing device receiving a first request from a user device to access secure data. The method continues with the first computing device processing the first request to determine a level of access. When the level of access is acceptable, the method continues with the first computing device facilitating sending a set of encoded data slices to the user device. The method continues with a second computing device receiving a second request from the user device. The method continues with the second computing device processing the second request to determine the level of access. When the level of access is acceptable, the method continues with the second computing device facilitating sending a second set of encoded data slices to the user device. When the level of access is at a given level, the sets include a reconstruction threshold number of encoded data slices. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140230285 | ATHLETIC POSITIONING SHOE - An athletic positioning shoe includes an upper section, a sole, and an insole. The sole includes a heel section, an angled support platform, and a toe area section. The heel section has a first height along a rear edge of the sole from an inner edge to an outer edge and has a first slope from the rear edge to an abutment with the angled support platform. The angled support platform has a first angle along the outer edge from the heel section to a front edge of the sole, a second angle along a front edge to the toe section, and a third angle along the inner edge from the heel section to the toe section, wherein the first angle is less than the third angle. The toe area section has a surface for supporting an inner ball of foot and/or a big toe. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140247516 | LOCALIZED DISPERSED STORAGE MEMORY SYSTEM - A method includes a processing module receiving data to store and determining error coding dispersal storage function parameters based on an error profile of one or more hard drives. The method continues with the processing module encoding at least a portion of the data in accordance with the error coding dispersal storage function parameters to produce a set of data slices. The method continues with the processing module defining addressable storage sectors within the one or more hard drives based on a number of data slices within the set of data slices to produce a set of addressable storage sectors. The method continues with the processing module storing data slices of the set of data slices in corresponding addressable storage sectors of the set of addressable storage sectors. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140250270 | DISTRIBUTEDLY STORING RAID DATA IN A RAID MEMORY AND A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK MEMORY - A method begins by a processing module receiving redundant array of independent disks (RAID) data and determining whether to store the RAID data in at least one of a RAID format and in a dispersed storage network (DSN) format. The method continues with the processing module converting at least a portion of the RAID data into at least one set of encoded data slices when the at least a portion of the RAID data is to be stored in the DSN format. The method continues with the processing module outputting the at least one set of encoded data slices to a DSN memory. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140250347 | UTILIZING A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK ACCESS TOKEN MODULE TO ACCESS A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK MEMORY - A method includes a DSN access token module retrieving one or more sets of at least a threshold number of dispersed storage (DS) error coding function slices from the DSN memory via the computing device. The method continues with the computing device and/or the DSN access token module decoding the one or more sets of the at least a threshold number of DS error coding function slices using a default DS error coding function to recapture a DS error coding function. The method continues with the computing device and/or the DSN access token module generating a plurality of sets of data access requests in accordance with the DS error coding function. The method continues with the computing device sending the plurality of sets of data access requests to the DSN memory. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140279104 | OBFUSCATING A TRANSACTION IN A DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEM - A method begins by a processing module receiving a data segment for dispersed storage. The method continues with the processing module encoding the data segment in accordance with an error coding dispersed storage function to produce a plurality of error coded data slices. The method continues with the processing module generating a slice name for an error coded data slice of the plurality of error coded data slices, wherein the slice name includes a dispersed storage routing information section and a data identification section. The method continues with the processing module performing a securing function on at least the data identification section to produce a secure data identification section. The method continues with the processing module replacing, within the slice name, the data identification section with the secure data identification section to produce a secure slice name. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140280682 | HYBRID CENTRALIZED AND AUTONOMOUS DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEM STORAGE METHOD - A dispersed data storage method for execution by a dispersed storage (DS) unit. In various embodiments, the method begins when the DS unit receives a plurality of encoded data slices and associated metadata. The metadata is interpreted to determine storage instructions regarding the encoded data slices. When the storage instructions indicate, for example, a daisy chain storage dispersal approach, the DS unit locally stores first encoded data slices (e.g., the first encoded data slices of a set of encoded data slices) and forwards other encoded data slices to at least one other DS unit. In other exemplary embodiments, sequential and/or one-to-many dispersal approaches may be utilized. Further, the DS may employ a variety of criteria to solicit other DS units for storage of encoded data slices. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140281066 | HIGHLY AUTONOMOUS DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEM RETRIEVAL METHOD - A method for accessing data in a directory-less dispersed storage (DS) network. In various embodiments, the method begins when a DS processing unit receives a read request for data stored in accordance with a dispersed storage error encoding function. Estimated storage metadata is determined based on the identity of the data, the identity of the requesting unit, and data storage preferences of the requesting unit. The estimated storage metadata is used to determine a target set of storage units. Next, a retrieval request is sent to one or more storage units of the target set. If a favorable response is received (e.g., a read threshold number of storage units return encoded data slices), the data is decoded and forwarded to the requestor. Otherwise, the storage metadata is re-estimated and used to determine a second target set of storage units for solicitation. This process continues until a favorable response is received. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140281225 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPERSED STORAGE DATA TRANSFER - The method begins with a processing module determining whether to reconstruct data corresponding to a plurality of data slices when the plurality of data slices is to be transferred from a first type of memory device to a second type of memory device. The method continues with the processing module retrieving the plurality of data slices from a first set of memory devices that are of the first type of memory, reconstructing at least a portion of the data from the plurality of data slice in accordance with a first error coding dispersal function to produce reconstructed data, encoding the reconstructed data in accordance with a second error coding dispersal function to produce a second plurality of data slices, and storing the second plurality of data slices in a second set of memory devices that are of the second type of memory when the data is to be reconstructed. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140281812 | Method and apparatus for nested dispersed storage - A method begins by a DS processing module generating a plurality of encoded slices from a data segment using an error encoding function. The method continues with the DS processing module identifying a plurality of DS storage units for storing the plurality of encoded slices. The method continues with the DS processing module selecting an encoded slice of the plurality of encoded slices for sub-slicing using a sub-slicing encoding function to produce a selected encoded slice. The method continues with the DS processing module outputting the plurality of encoded slices to the plurality of DS storage units. The method continues with the DS processing module outputting a command to a DS storage unit of the plurality of DS storage units corresponding to the selected encoded slice, wherein the command includes an instruction to sub-slice the selected encoded slice. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140281817 | DISPERSED STORAGE UNIT SOLICITATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method begins by one or more computing devices obtaining data for storage in a storage as service network environment. The method continues by determining storage preferences regarding the data. The method continues by determining a set of storage units based on the storage preferences and sending a solicitation request to the set of storage units. When at least a minimum number of favorable solicitation responses have been received within a time period, the method continues by determining a dispersed storage error encoding function based on the favorable solicitation responses, the storage preferences, and available encoding schemes. The method continues by encoding the data based on the selected dispersed storage error encoding function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues by outputting the sets of encoded data slices to at least some of the storage units providing the favorable solicitation responses. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140282763 | DISTRIBUTION OF UNIQUE COPIES OF BROADCAST DATA UTILIZING FAULT-TOLERANT RETRIEVAL FROM DISPERSED STORAGE - A broadcast of data is stored as a plurality of sets of encoded data slices stored using an error coding dispersal storage function. In response to receiving a playback request, a centralized digital video recorder (DVR) identifies a first unique combination of encoded data slices, and determines whether that combination of data slices is available for retrieval. If the data slices are available, they are retrieved. If the data slices are not available, another unique combination of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices is identified and retrieved, instead. Both combinations of data slices can be used to recreate a unique copy of broadcast data. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140289555 | AUTONOMOUS DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEM RETRIEVAL METHOD - A method for execution by a storage unit in a directory-less distributed storage network (DSN) begins by receiving a read request regarding a data segment of data. The method continues by determining, based on the read request, whether an encoded data slice of a set of encoded data slices is locally stored, wherein the data segment was dispersed storage error encoded to produce the set of encoded data slices. When the encoded data slices are locally stored, the method continues by generating a read response. The method continues by determining whether to forward the read request to another storage unit of the directory-less DSN. When the read request is to be forwarded, the method continues by identifying one or more storage units to which the read request is to be forwarded and the read request is then forwarded to the one or more identified storage units. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140297776 | EFFICIENT STORAGE OF DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module receiving data for storage and generating a dispersed storage network (DSN) source name for the data. The method continues with the DS processing module determining whether substantially identical data to the data has been previously stored in memory of the DSN. When the substantially identical data has been previously stored in the memory of the DSN, the method continues with the DS processing module generating an object linking file that links the data to the substantially identical data, dispersed storage error encoding the object linking file to produce a set of encoded link file slices, and outputting the set of encoded link file slices for storage in the memory of the DSN. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140298001 | DETECTING A COMPUTING SYSTEM BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM ISSUE - A method begins where a processing module accesses at least some of a set of basic input/output system (BIOS) memories to retrieve a decode threshold number of encoded BIOS slices, where a BIOS program is dispersed storage error encoded to produce the set of encoded BIOS slices. The method continues with the processing module reconstructing the BIOS program from the decode threshold number of encoded BIOS slices. The method continues with the processing module detecting a BIOS issue based on one or more of an operational issue with one or more BIOS memories of the set of BIOS memories, a rebuild issue with one or more encoded BIOS slices of the one or more sets of encoded BIOS slices, and a modification to the BIOS program. The method continues with the processing module determining a BIOS change regarding the BIOS issue and implementing the BIOS change. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140298061 | POWER CONTROL IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module of a dispersed storage network (DSN) receiving a plurality of data access requests regarding a plurality of data objects. As individual data access requests of the plurality of data access requests are received, the method continues with the DS processing module, for each of the individual data access requests identifying a corresponding one of a plurality of logical storage pools of the DSN and determining power based access status of the corresponding one of the plurality of logical storage pools. When the power based access status is power saving mode, the method continues with the DS processing module queuing the individual data access request. When the power based access status is not in the power saving mode, the method continues with the DS processing module executing the individual data access request. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140298134 | ENCODING DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins where a processing module segments data into data segments. On a data segment by data segment basis, the method continues with the processing module performing a decode threshold level of dispersed storage error encoding on a data segment to produce a set of decode threshold level encoded data slices and caching the set of decode threshold level encoded data slices. On a set by set basis, the method continues with the processing module performing a redundancy level of dispersed storage error encoding on the set of decode threshold level encoded data slices to produce a set of redundancy error coded data slices. The method continues with the processing module outputting at least one of at least some of a plurality of sets of decode threshold level encoded data slices and at least a corresponding some of a plurality of sets of redundancy error coded data slices. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140298141 | UPDATING USER DEVICE CONTENT DATA USING A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method for updating content data for user devices begins where a processing module encodes updated content to produce sets of encoded updated content data slices. The method continues with the processing module storing the sets of encoded updated content data slices in storage units and updating an entry in a directory. The method continues with the processing module receiving, from a user device, a read request for the content data and accessing the updated entry. The method continues with the user device receiving a decode threshold number of encoded data slices for each set of encoded updated content data slices and encoded unaltered content data slices. The method continues with the user device decoding each decode threshold number of encoded data slices and the encoded unaltered content data slices to recover the updated content data. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140302934 | INTERACTIVE GAMING UTILIZING A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - Game data is received at a dispersed storage processing unit, the game data associated with at least one of a plurality of user devices. The game data is stored in a cache memory associated with the dispersed storage processing unit. Dispersed storage metadata associated with the cached game data is generated. A data block is generated based on the cached game data and further based on the dispersed storage metadata. The data block is stored in a dispersed storage network. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140304360 | DISTRIBUTING MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT TO A PLURALITY OF POTENTIAL ACCESSING DEVICES - A method begins by receiving a first sub-set of encoded data slices of a set of encoded data slices. The first sub-set of encoded data slices includes less than a decode threshold number of encoded data slices. The method continues by sending accessing information regarding access to the multi-media content subsequent to receiving the first sub-set of encoded data slices. The method continues by receiving, as a favorable response to the accessing information, at least one of the encoded data slices of the second sub-set of encoded data slices such that at least the decode threshold number of encoded data slices have been received from the set of encoded data slices. The method continues by decoding the at least the decode threshold number of encoded data slices to recover the data segment. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140304486 | MIGRATING ENCODED DATA SLICES FROM A RE-PROVISIONED MEMORY DEVICE OF A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK MEMORY - A method begins by maintaining a memory assignment table for memory devices within the storage unit. The memory assignment table includes a field for memory identifier, a field for memory allocation, and a field for memory usability status. The method continues by utilizing the memory assignment table to perform one or more functions. One function includes selecting a first memory device to store incoming data. Another function includes determining when to decommission a second memory device based on memory usability status of the second memory device. A further function includes determining when to migrate data stored on a third memory device to another memory device. A still further function includes changing a storage protocol of data stored on a fourth memory device. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140304526 | DATA DEDUPLICATION IN A DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEM - An efficient data deduplication method for use in a dispersed storage network (DSN). After a data object is received for storage in the DSN, it is determined whether a substantially identical data object has previously been encrypted and stored. The determination may be made, for example, by comparing an encryption key reference value relating to the data object to key reference information stored in DSN memory. If not detected, the data object is encrypted using an encryption key based on the data object. The encrypted data object is then compressed and stored. The encryption key and a key reference value are also stored as encoded key slices in DSN memory. If the data object was previously stored, it is encrypted using a retrieved encryption key that is substantially identical to the data object. The data object may then be compressed for storage using a pattern based data compression function. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140304527 | EFFICIENT MEMORY UTILIZATION IN A DISPERSED STORAGE SYSTEM - A method for improving memory utilization in a dispersed storage network (DSN). After a data object is received for storage in the DSN, it is determined whether a substantially identical data portion of the data object has previously been encrypted and stored. The determination may be made, for example, by comparing a portion reference value relating to the data object to portion reference information stored in DSN memory. If not detected, the data object is encrypted using an encryption pattern sequence and encryption key, at least one of which substantially identical to at least a portion of the data portion. The encrypted data object is then compressed using a pattern based data compression function, and the compressed data object is stored. The portion reference value is also stored in DSN memory. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140307870 | Wirelessly Communicating a Data File - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module sending a plurality of undecodeable portions of a plurality of data files via a public wireless communication network to one or more targeted devices of a private wireless communication network. The method continues with the DS processing module sending data content indicators regarding the plurality of data files and in response to a selection of a data file of the plurality of data files based on a corresponding one of the data content indicators, sending, via the private wireless communication network, one or more encoded data slices of each of one or more sets of encoded data slices of the data file such that, for each of the one or more sets of encoded data slices, the one or more targeted devices obtains at least a decode threshold number of encoded data slices to decode the data file. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140310572 | EFFICIENT STORAGE OF ENCRYPTED DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins with a processing module obtaining data to store and determining whether substantially similar data to the data is stored. When the substantially similar data is not stored, the method continues with the processing module generating a first encryption key based on the data, encoding the first encryption key into encoded data slices in accordance with an error coding dispersal storage function, and storing the encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory. The method continues with the processing module encrypting the data using an encryption key of the substantially similar data in accordance with an encryption function to produce encrypted data, compressing the encrypted data in accordance with a compression function to produce compressed data, storing the compressed data when the substantially similar data is stored. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140317053 | SELECTING STORAGE FACILITIES IN A PLURALITY OF DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORKS - A method begins by receiving a data storage request and determining target operational parameters of a set of dispersed storage (DS) units of a dispersed storage network (DSN). The method continues by determining candidate DS units. The method continues by determining a memory optimization factor for each of the DS units on a unit-by-unit basis and optimizing the DS unit memory utilization of one or more selected DS units based on the memory optimization factor. The method continues by finalizing the operational parameters. The method continues by encoding data slices of the data object and sending the encoded data slices with a store command to selected ones of the DS units. The method continues by updating a file directory to include an identity of the selected ones of the DS units and an identity of the set of encoded data slices stored therein. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140317226 | Distributed Storage Time Synchronization Based On Storage Delay - A method begins with a processing module receiving a data retrieval request and obtaining a real-time indicator corresponding to when the data retrieval request was received. The method continues with the processing module determining a time-based data access policy based on the data retrieval request and the real-time indicator and accessing a plurality of dispersed storage (DS) units in accordance with the time-based data access policy to retrieve encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module decoding the threshold number of encoded data slices in accordance with an error coding dispersal storage function when a threshold number of the encoded data slices have been retrieved. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140317349 | Distributed Storage Time Synchronization Based On Retrieval Delay - A method begins with a processing module receiving a data retrieval request and obtaining a real-time indicator corresponding to when the data retrieval request was received. The method continues with the processing module determining a time-based data access policy based on the data retrieval request and the real-time indicator and accessing a plurality of dispersed storage (DS) units in accordance with the time-based data access policy to retrieve encoded data slices. The method continues with the processing module decoding the threshold number of encoded data slices in accordance with an error coding dispersal storage function when a threshold number of the encoded data slices have been retrieved. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140317694 | DIGITAL CONTENT RETRIEVAL UTILIZING DISPERSED STORAGE - A method begins by a DS processing module, when operable within a computing device, causing the computing device to receive a request for retrieval of a set of encoded content data slices from a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory, wherein the request includes at least the identity of the set of encoded content data slices. The method continues by determining user access rights based on a content timestamp. The method continues by determining the current timestamp and whether user access rights compare favorably to the content timestamp and current timestamp or can be modified to be favorable. The method continues by retrieving encoded data slices from the DSN memory and decoding the encoded data slices utilizing an error coding dispersed storage function and in accordance with the read operational parameters producing the content and sending the content and/or the encoded data slices to the requester. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140324931 | DISPERSED STORAGE USING LOCALIZED PEER-TO-PEER CAPABLE WIRELESS DEVICES IN A PEER-TO-PEER OR FEMTO CELL SUPPORTED CARRIER SERVED FASHION - A method begins when at least a consensus threshold number of devices are active in a virtual private network (VPN) group of devices. The method continues by obtaining directory information regarding group specific data and retrieving one or more sets of encoded data slices from the at least the consensus threshold number of devices or a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory in accordance with the directory information. The method continues by decoding the one or more sets of encoded data slices based on the at least the consensus threshold number of devices and a number of devices in the VPN group of devices to produce the group specific data. When the at least a consensus threshold number of devices are not active in the VPN group of devices, preventing at least one of the obtaining directory information or the retrieving one or more sets of encoded data slices. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140325224 | DISPERSED DATA STORAGE IN A VPN GROUP OF DEVICES - A method begins when at least a consensus threshold number of devices are active in a virtual private network (VPN) group of devices. The method continues by encoding group specific data based on a consensus threshold number of devices in the VPN group of devices and a number of devices in the VPN group of devices to produce one or more sets of encoded data slices. The method continues by sending the one or more sets of encoded data slices to at least one of: the consensus threshold number of devices or a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory for storage therein. When the at least the consensus threshold number of devices are not active in the VPN group of devices, each of the devices in the VPN group of devices are prohibited from creating the group specific data or accessing previously created group specific data. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140331103 | ENCODING MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT FOR A CENTRALIZED DIGITAL VIDEO STORAGE SYSTEM - A method begins with a processing module of a centralized digital video storage (DVS) system regarding recording of multi-media content that is to be broadcast at a particular broadcast time, determining a number of subscriber devices that have selected to record the multi-media content. At the particular broadcast time, the method continues with the processing module receiving the multi-media content as it is being broadcast. When the number of subscriber devices is less than a first value, the method continues with the processing module encoding the multi-media content using first level encoding parameters to produce sets of first level encoded data slices for storage. When the number of subscriber devices is equal to or greater than the first value, the method continues with the processing module encoding the multi-media content using second level encoding parameters to produce sets of second level encoded data slices for storage. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140331104 | EFFICIENT STORAGE OF ENCRYPTED DATA IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins with a processing module obtaining data to store and determining whether substantially similar data to the data is stored. When the substantially similar data is not stored, the method continues with the processing module generating a first encryption key based on the data, encoding the first encryption key into encoded data slices in accordance with an error coding dispersal storage function, and storing the encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory. The method continues with the processing module encrypting the data using an encryption key of the substantially similar data in accordance with an encryption function to produce encrypted data, compressing the encrypted data in accordance with a compression function to produce compressed data, storing the compressed data when the substantially similar data is stored. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140344227 | Streaming Content Storage - A computing system includes a plurality of dispersed storage (DS) processing units operable to receive a continuous data stream, simultaneously disperse storage error encode the continuous data stream to produce a plurality of encoded data slices and store the plurality of encoded data slices in a DS memory. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140351891 | COOPERATIVE DATA ACCESS REQUEST AUTHORIZATION IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by storage units of a set of storage units receiving an access request regarding a set of encoded data slices from a user device. The method continues with a storage unit interpreting to determine whether the user device is authorized to access the set of encoded data slices. When the storage unit determines that the user device is authorized to access the set of encoded data slices as requested in the access request, the method continues with the storage unit sending a message to proceed with responding to the access request to the other storage units. When the storage unit determines that the user device is not authorized to access the set of encoded data slices as requested in the access request, the method continues with the storage unit sending a message to disregard the access request to the other storage units. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140359348 | ADJUSTING DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK TRAFFIC DUE TO REBUILDING - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module of a dispersed storage network (DSN) monitoring network traffic within the DSN. When the network traffic compares unfavorably to a desired network traffic function, the method continues with the DS processing module reducing a portion of the network traffic due to rebuilding flagged encoded data slices by at least one of changing rebuilding criteria for the flagged encoded data slices and changing rebuilding network traffic protocols. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140359349 | DISPERSED STORAGE RE-DISPERSION METHOD BASED ON A FAILURE - A method begins by identifying a storage unit of a set of storage units within a dispersed storage system as being likely to fail. The method continues by determining an approach for minimizing rebuilding the encoded data slices that are stored on an identified storage unit in an event of a failure of the identified storage unit. The approach is at least one approach option from a list of approach options that includes fostering new encoded data slices, replicating existing encoded data slices, and re-dispersing existing encoded data slices. The method continues by implementing the approach regarding the identified storage unit and when the identified storage unit fails, retrieving the encoded data slices that were stored on the identified storage unit based on the approach. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140380120 | SENDING A ZERO INFORMATION GAIN FORMATTED ENCODED DATA SLICE - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module determining whether to send an encoded data slice of set of encoded data slices in accordance with a zero information gain (ZIG) format. When the encoded data slice is to be sent in accordance with the ZIG format, the method continues with the DS processing module selecting a partial encoding threshold number of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices, wherein the partial encoding threshold number of encoded data slices does not include the encoded data slice and generating a set of ZIG encoded data slices based on a ZIG function and the partial encoding threshold number of encoded data slices, wherein the set of ZIG encoded data slices represents recovery information of the encoded data slice. The method continues with the DS processing module outputting the set of ZIG encoded data slices. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140380121 | CONFIGURING A GENERIC COMPUTING DEVICE UTILIZING SPECIFIC COMPUTING DEVICE OPERATION INFORMATION - A method for execution, when a generic computing device is paired with a specific computing device (SCD) token, begins with the SCD token sending distributed storage network (DSN) access request to DSN memory via the generic computing device, wherein the DSN access request identifies SCD operation information that is stored as one or more of sets of encoded data slices in the DSN memory and wherein the SCD operation information was encoded using a dispersed storage error encoding function to produce the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. Then, the SCD token receives the one or more of sets of encoded data slices from the DSN memory via the generic computing device and decodes the one or more of sets of encoded data slices to retrieve the SCD operation information and enables the generic computing device to function as an SCD in accordance with the SCD operation information. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140380124 | ACQUIRING A TRUSTED SET OF ENCODED DATA SLICES - A method for execution by a computing device, the method begins in response to a data segment access request, generating a set of access requests regarding a set of encoded data slices. The method continues by sending a subset of the access requests to storage units of a dispersed storage network (DSN) and sending an access request of the set of access requests to a trusted storage unit of the DSN. The method continues by receiving a trusted encoded data slice from the trusted storage unit and receiving a subset of encoded data slices from the storage units, wherein the trusted encoded data slice is utilized to authenticate the subset of encoded data slices and when the subset of encoded data slices are authenticated, the trusted encoded data slice and the subset of encoded data slices are decoded to recover the data segment. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140380128 | DATA MIGRATION BETWEEN A RAID MEMORY AND A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK MEMORY - A method begins by a processing module determining to change storage format from a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) format to a dispersed storage network (DSN) format. The method continues with the processing module retrieving the data from a RAID memory that is stored in the RAID format to produce retrieved RAID data. The method continues with the processing module converting stripe-block data of the retrieved RAID data into a plurality of sets of encoded data slices and reprovisioning the RAID memory for storing DSN formatted data to produce reprovisioned memory. The method continues with the processing module outputting the plurality of sets of encoded data slices to at least one of the RAID memory and a DSN memory for storage therein. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150024878 | REPLACEABLE SECTIONS OF A PITCHING MOUND AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A pitching mound includes a level area, a sloped area, and surrounding areas. The level area includes a replaceable drive area. The sloped area has a slope from a first end of the sloped area that abuts to the level area to a second end of the sloped area. The sloped area includes a replaceable landing area. The surrounding areas encircle the level area and the sloped area. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150026539 | UTILIZING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK MEMORY AND A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK MEMORY TO ACCESS DATA - A method begins by a processing module encoding data based on a decode threshold parameter and a pillar width parameter to produce a set of encoded data slices and selecting a local area network (LAN) pillar width value of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices for storage in LAN available memories, wherein the LAN pillar width value is based on the decode threshold parameter, the pillar width parameter, and quantities of the LAN available memories. The method continues with the processing module selecting a wide area network (WAN) pillar width value of encoded data slices of the set of encode data slices for storage in a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory of a wide area network, wherein the WAN pillar width value is based on the decode threshold parameter and the pillar width parameter. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150052388 | ENCRYPTING DATA FOR STORAGE IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module encrypting a plurality of data segments of the data using a plurality of encryption keys to produce a plurality of encrypted data segments and generating a plurality of deterministic values from the plurality of encrypted data segments. The method continues with the DS processing module establishing a data intermingling pattern and generating a plurality of masked keys by selecting one or more of the plurality of deterministic values in accordance with the data intermingling pattern and performing a masking function on the plurality of encryption keys and the selected one or more of the plurality of deterministic values. The method continues with the DS processing module appending the plurality of masked keys to the plurality of encrypted data segments to produce a plurality of secure data packages and outputting the plurality of secure data packages. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150067445 | ADJUSTING A DISPERSAL PARAMETER OF DISPERSEDLY STORED DATA - A method begins by a processing module storing data files utilizing a dispersed storage error coding function that includes a pillar width parameter and a decode threshold parameter. The method continues with the processing module determining whether to adjust redundancy of the dispersed storage error coding function based on performance of the DSN. When the redundancy of the dispersed storage error coding function is to be adjusted, changing a ratio between the pillar width parameter and the decode threshold parameter and adjusting storage of one or more sets of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices based on the changing of the ratio. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150074220 | SOCIAL NETWORKING UTILIZING A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - Social networking data is received at the dispersed storage processing unit, the social networking data associated with at least one of a plurality of user devices. Dispersed storage metadata associated with the social networking data is generated. A full record and at least one partial record are generated based on the social networking data and further based on the dispersed storage metadata. The full record is stored in a dispersed storage network. The partial record is pushed to at least one other of the plurality of user devices via the data network. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150082663 | ATHLETIC POSITIONING APPARATUS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An apparatus includes a heel section, a mid-foot section, and a toe section. The heel section, the mid-foot section, and the toe section collectively have a geometric shape having a first slope of a polarity along an inner edge of the apparatus from the toe section to the heel section and a second slope of the polarity along the inner edge of the apparatus to an outer edge of the apparatus at the toe section. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150082664 | ATHLETIC POSITIONING APPARATUS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An apparatus includes a heel section, a mid-foot section, and a toe section. The heel section, the mid-foot section, and the toe section collectively have a geometric shape having a first slope of a polarity along an inner edge of the apparatus from the toe section to the heel section and a second slope of the polarity along the inner edge of the apparatus to an outer edge of the apparatus at the toe section. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150082665 | ATHLETIC POSITIONING APPARATUS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An apparatus includes a heel section, a mid-foot section, and a toe section. The heel section, the mid-foot section, and the toe section collectively have a geometric shape having a first slope of a polarity along an inner edge of the apparatus from the toe section to the heel section and a second slope of the polarity along the inner edge of the apparatus to an outer edge of the apparatus at the toe section. | 03-26-2015 |
