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This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing documents and other electronic works. Certain embodiments relate to enabling secure, governed, and/or audited collaboration and/or document management over cloud storage platforms (e.g., third-party cloud storage platforms). Further embodiments relate to providing key and rights management as well as collaboration services in conjunction with cloud storage services.

A multi-cloud data replication method includes providing a data replication cluster comprising at least a first host node and at least a first online storage cloud. The first host node is connected to the first online storage cloud via a network and comprises a server, a cloud array application and a local cache. The local cache comprises a buffer and a first storage volume comprising data cached in one or more buffer blocks of the local cache's buffer. Next, requesting authorization to perform cache flush of the cached first storage volume data to the first online storage cloud. Upon receiving approval of the authorization, encrypting the cached first storage volume data in each of the one or more buffer blocks with a data private key. Next, assigning metadata comprising at lest a unique identifier to each of the one or more buffer blocks and then encrypting the metadata with a metadata private key. Next, transmitting the one or more buffer blocks with the encrypted first storage volume data to the first online cloud storage. Next, creating a sequence of updates of the metadata, encrypting the sequence with the metadata private key and then transmitting the sequence of metadata updates to the first online storage cloud.

This document discloses high performance data storage solutions. In an aspect, some solutions can be employed in a cloud-computing environment that provides shared storage for a plurality of customers. In other aspects, the solutions provided by some embodiments can provide multiple tiers of storage, each having a different performance level. This feature can provide a customer with the ability (e.g., through a web portal) to design its own custom storage solution that blends multiple tiers of storage at different capacity and performance levels to attain an optimal level of capacity, performance, and cost. Some disclosed solutions provide a novel arrangement of different types of storage devices that are provisioned through a common API, which can access each storage device's native management interface, as well as the host computer for which the storage will be provisioned, to allocate multiple tiers of storage to the host computer in an automated manner.

A system includes a storage engine node that includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores a protocol mapper executable by the processor to convert storage access requests from a local storage protocol to a cloud storage protocol.

A method for enabling intelligence at the edge. Features include: triggering by sensor data in a software layer hosted on either a gateway device or an embedded system. Software layer is connected to a local-area network. A repository of services, applications, and data processing engines is made accessible by the software layer. Matching the sensor data with semantic descriptions of occurrence of specific conditions through an expression language made available by the software layer. Automatic discovery of pattern events by continuously executing expressions. Intelligently composing services and applications across the gateway device and embedded systems across the network managed by the software layer for chaining applications and analytics expressions. Optimizing the layout of the applications and analytics based on resource availability. Monitoring the health of the software layer. Storing of raw sensor data or results of expressions in a local time-series database or cloud storage. Services and components can be containerized to ensure smooth running in any gateway environment.

Locally providing cloud storage array services for a storage array of a data center when the storage array is not connected to a remote cloud-based storage array services provider includes initiating, by a primary storage array, one or more cloud storage array services and locally providing the cloud storage array services. Such local providing of the cloud storage array services also includes generating, by the cloud storage array services, metadata describing one or more real-time storage array characteristics and presenting the metadata to a user through a local area network.

Locally providing cloud storage array services for a storage array of a data center when the storage array is not connected to a remote cloud-based storage array services provider includes initiating, by a primary storage array, one or more cloud storage array services and locally providing the cloud storage array services. Such local providing of the cloud storage array services also includes generating, by the cloud storage array services, metadata describing one or more real-time storage array characteristics and presenting the metadata to a user through a local area network.

The invention discloses a blockchain-based evidence preservation method, which is applied to a network system with master nodes and slave nodes, including: each slave node performs identity verification to the master node, and assigns a pair of secret keys to the slave nodes that pass the identity verification. key, and write the registration information of the slave node into the blockchain; after the master node responds to the corresponding slave node with the evidence upload request received, the slave node signs the electronic evidence to be uploaded with the corresponding private key and sends To the master node; according to the registration information of each slave node in the blockchain, verify the legitimacy of the slave node and the authenticity of the signature of the corresponding electronic evidence, store the verified electronic evidence to the cloud storage server and generate the corresponding digital fingerprint, Write the generated digital fingerprint into the blockchain along with the corresponding timestamp. The evidence preservation method of the present invention has strong real-time performance, can save a lot of time, and does not require the participation of a third-party notary organization, thereby saving social resources.

The invention relates to an artificial intelligence early warning system. The system comprises an intelligent Internet of Things and risk factor data acquisition system (100), and a risk factor management system (200), a cloud computing device (300), a cloud storage device (400), a cloud database (500), and an artificial intelligence early warning operation system (600), an artificial intelligenceearly warning server (700), an internet + distributed early warning police booth (800), a five-level artificial intelligence early warning system (900), a four-level artificial intelligence early warning system (1000), a three-level artificial intelligence early warning system (1100), a two-level artificial intelligence early warning system (1200) and a one-level artificial intelligence early warning system (1300). The artificial intelligence early warning system of the present invention collects, compares, analyzes, deduces, evaluates the risk factors, and carries out the cloud computing, cloud storage, graded alarming and prevention and control, so that all-weather 24-hour monitoring on monitoring points around the police box is achieved, a user can share information, the utilization rate of information resources is increased, and the safety guarantee is increased for maintaining the stability of the borderlands.

Methods and systems for vendor independent and secure cloud storage distribution and aggregation are provided. According to one embodiment, an application programming interface (API) is provided by a cloud storage gateway device logically interposed between third-party cloud storage platforms and users of an enterprise. The API facilitates storing of files, issuing of search requests against the files and retrieval of content of the files. A file storage policy is assigned to each user, which defines access rights, storage diversity requirements and a type of encryption to be applied to files. Responsive to receiving a request to store a file, (i) searchable encrypted data is created relating to content and/or metadata of the file based on the assigned file storage policy; and (ii) the searchable encrypted data is distributed among the third-party cloud storage platforms based on the storage diversity requirements defined by the assigned file storage policy.

An application is included in a virtual machine sent to a cloud computing server. The cloud computing server has a remote access layer that fetches data blocks of the private dataset of the application from private data storage as the data blocks are requested by the application, so that the application in the public cloud begins execution without waiting for the entire application dataset to be transferred to the public cloud, and the data blocks are transferred from the private dataset to the public cloud only when the data blocks are accessed by the application. The application's private data is kept in the public cloud only when it is currently being used. If there are security concerns, the application's private data is transferred over the public network in an encrypted form and stored in the public cloud in an encrypted form.

The present invention includes systems and methods for implementing a locally connected cloud storage device. The locally connected cloud storage device includes a data storage medium; one or more network adapters capable of connecting the cloud storage device to a network; a file system; and an operating system. The operating system and file system are capable of providing an end user access to at least one storage cloud having at least one volume for data stored in the data storage medium. The cloud storage device also includes a user interface capable of receiving commands reflecting desired settings for the end user and the volume. The user interface, upon receiving a command reflecting desired settings, interacts with the file system and the operating system to effectuate the desired settings.

A spanning storage interface facilitates the use of cloud storage services by storage clients and may perform data deduplication. The spanning storage interface may include local storage for caching data from storage clients. A disaster recovery application includes at least first and second spanning storage interfaces at first and second network locations. The second spanning storage interface is provided for at least disaster recovery operations. The second spanning storage interface includes second local storage for improving data access performance. A copy of the local cache of the first spanning storage interface is transferred to the second local storage while the first network location is operating. In the event of a disaster affecting the first network location, the second spanning storage interface can provide data access to the first network location's data with improved performance from using the copy of local cache in the second local storage.

A method and system for electronic content storage and retrieval with Galois Fields on cloud computing networks. The electronic content is divided into plural portions and stored in plural cloud storage objects. Storage locations for the plural cloud storage objects are selected using a Galois field and the plural cloud storage objects are distributed across the cloud network. When the electronic content is requested, the plural portions are retrieved and transparently combined back into the original electronic content. No server network devices or target network devices can individually determine locations of all portions of the electronic content on the cloud communications network, thereby providing layers of security and privacy for the electronic content on the cloud communications network.

A gateway between the block storage environment of an FC SAN and the object-oriented environment of cloud storage. The gateway contains a database or table to maintain a mapping between the blocks of the LUNs presented on the FC SAN and the objects of the cloud storage. The gateway also performs the necessary conversions between the block and object formats of the two networks. The gateway can obtain the FC frames either by redirection of an existing LUN or by creation of a virtualized LUN. In certain embodiments the gateway includes asynchronous mirroring functionality to allow non-real time duplication, which allows for lower speed connections to the cloud storage.

A system for resource sharing across multi-cloud storage arrays includes a plurality of storage arrays and a cloud array storage (CAS) application. The plurality of storage resources are distributed in one or more cloud storage arrays, and each storage resource comprises a unique object identifier that identifies location and structure of the corresponding storage resource at a given point-in-time. The cloud array storage (CAS) application manages the resource sharing process by first taking an instantaneous copy of initial data stored in a first location of a first storage resource at a given point-in-time and then distributing copies of the instantaneous copy to other storage resources in the one or more cloud storage arrays. The instantaneous copy comprises a first unique object identifier pointing to the first storage location of the initial data in the first storage resource and when the instantaneous copy is distributed to a second storage resource, the first unique object identifier is copied into a second storage location within the second storage resource and the second storage location of the second storage resource is assigned a second unique object identifier.

The invention relates to a method for implementing a safe storage system in a cloud storage environment and belongs to the technical field of storage safety. The method is characterized in that a trust domain is established in a server according to the requirements of a user; in the trust domain, identity authentication is performed by using an public key infrastructure (PKI); the independence between the storage system and a bottom layer system is realized by utilizing a filesystem in user space (FUSE); a hash value of a file is calculated by utilizing a secure hash algorithm (SHA1) and taking a block as a unit, a file block is encrypted by utilizing a key and an advanced encryption standard (AES) algorithm of a symmetric encipherment algorithm and taking a block as a unit, and a file cipher text is uploaded to a file server in a cloud storage area so as to guarantee the confidentiality and integrity of the file; a filer owner postpones encrypting the file again when permission is revoked by designating a user with the permission of accessing the file and the permissions thereof in an access control list; and only when the user modifies the content of the file, the user encrypts the file block in which the modified content is positioned again and the system implements three layers of key management, namely a file block key, a safe metadata file key and a trust domain server key so that not only the safety of the file is guaranteed when the permission is revoked, but also the management load of the system is not increased.

A cloud storage appliance receives one or more read requests for data stored in a storage cloud. The cloud storage appliance determines, for a time period, a total amount of bandwidth that will be used to retrieve the requested data from the storage cloud. The cloud storage appliance then determines an amount of remaining bandwidth for the time period. The cloud storage appliance retrieves the requested data from the storage cloud in the time period to satisfy the one or more read requests. The cloud storage appliance additionally retrieves a quantity of unrequested data from the storage cloud in the time period, wherein the quantity of retrieved unrequested data is based on the amount of remaining bandwidth for the time period.

The invention discloses an electronic medical record storage and sharing model and method based on the blockchains and solves problems of patient's rights of access to personal medical data and insecure storage and sharing of sensitive medical data in the prior art. The model is characterized by comprising data creators, data owners, cloud storage, federated blockchains and data consumers, whereinthe blockchain is a control center. The method comprises steps that system initialization is performed; medical data are acquired, and data storage with intercepted signatures is employed; data publishing with the improved DPOS consensus mechanism is employed; data sharing based on smart contracts is performed. The method is advantaged in that security, reliability, privacy protection and securestorage are achieved, in combination with the cloud storage technology and the interceptable signature technology, in the federated blockchains, users can set sharing conditions through the smart contracts, safe and effective data sharing and access can be realized, and strong practicality is achieved.

A spanning storage interface facilitates the use of cloud storage services by storage clients. The spanning storage interface presents one or more data interfaces to storage clients at a network location, such as file, object, data backup, archival, and storage block based interfaces. The data interfaces allows storage clients to store and retrieve data using non-cloud based protocols. The spanning storage interface may perform data deduplication on data received from storage clients. The spanning storage interface may transfer the deduplicated version of the data to the cloud storage service. The spanning storage interface may include local storage for storing a copy or all or a portion of the data from storage clients. The local storage may be used as a local cache of frequently accessed data, which may be stored data in its deduplicated form.

a virtual storage module operable to run in a virtual machine monitor may include a wait-queue operable to store incoming block-level data requests from one or more virtual machines. In-memory metadata may store information associated with data stored in local persistent storage that is local to a host computer hosting the virtual machines. The data stored in local persistent storage replicates a subset of data in one or more virtual disks provided to the virtual machines. The virtual disks are mapped to remote storage accessible via a network connecting the virtual machines and the remote storage. A cache handling logic may be operable to handle the block-level data requests by obtaining the information in the in-memory metadata and making I/O re-quests to the local persistent storage or the remote storage or combination of the local persistent storage and the remote storage to service the block-level data requests.

The invention provides a cloud computation based remote service system for medical internet of things. The cloud computation based remote service system comprises a remote medical module, a cloud computation data service module and a cloud storage module. An integrated process including communication establishment, telemedicine, diagnosing data acquisition, data cloud storage and data sharing service between a telemedicine patient terminal and a doctor terminal is realized via mutual coordination of the above modules.

A vehicle sun visor system with a touch screen display is configured to display video feed from one or more cameras. A front facing polarized and/or photochromic camera shows the area of view which is normally blocked by the deployed sun visor, allowing the user to view traffic lights, road signs, etc. without the distraction of glare. Software image processing may also be used to reduce glare and improve visibility. In addition, the sun visor system also has a “see-me” camera which allows the user to use the screen as a mirror, and one or more rear-view cameras which can be used to see the passenger area of a vehicle through the touch-screen display. Any of the cameras may be used to take photos or videos, which may be viewed on the display and transmitted wirelessly to other electronic devices or cloud storage.

Techniques for facilitating sharing a file via email are disclosed. A file may be shared as an attachment or link in a simplified process flow initiated from within an email application. In response to receiving a command to share a file, the email application can launch a file explorer screen from which a user may navigate files including files stored on a local drive and files stored via a cloud storage provider. After a file is selected by the user via the file explorer screen the email application can present sharing options for the file. Regardless of where the file is originally stored, the file may be attached to the email or a link to the file may be inserted in the email. The email application can upload a file from a local drive to the cloud storage provider when such a file is selected for inserting as a link.