US 12,316,699 B2
Fast file server methods and systems
Malte Westerhoff, Berlin (DE); and Detlev Stalling, Berlin (DE)
Assigned to PME IP PTY LTD, Richmond (AU)
Filed by PME IP PTY LTD, Richmond (AU)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/424,607.
Application 18/424,607 is a continuation of application No. 18/070,391, filed on Nov. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,902,357.
Application 18/070,391 is a continuation of application No. 17/380,874, filed on Jul. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,516,282, issued on Aug. 22, 2022.
Application 17/380,874 is a continuation of application No. 16/834,936, filed on Mar. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,075,978, issued on Jul. 27, 2021.
Application 16/834,936 is a continuation of application No. 16/036,438, filed on Jul. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,686,868, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Application 16/036,438 is a continuation of application No. 15/679,581, filed on Aug. 17, 2017, granted, now 10,038,739, issued on Jul. 31, 2018.
Application 15/679,581 is a continuation of application No. 15/384,822, filed on Dec. 20, 2016, granted, now 9,860,300, issued on Jan. 2, 2018.
Application 15/384,822 is a continuation of application No. 14/878,708, filed on Oct. 8, 2015, granted, now 9,531,789, issued on Dec. 27, 2016.
Application 14/878,708 is a continuation of application No. 14/279,755, filed on May 16, 2014, granted, now 9,167,027, issued on Oct. 20, 2015.
Application 14/279,755 is a continuation of application No. 13/755,366, filed on Jan. 31, 2013, granted, now 8,775,510, issued on Jul. 8, 2014.
Application 13/755,366 is a continuation of application No. 11/845,511, filed on Aug. 27, 2007, granted, now 8,392,529, issued on Mar. 5, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0236171 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 67/06 (2022.01); G06F 16/13 (2019.01); G06F 16/182 (2019.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.01); H04L 67/1097 (2022.01); H04L 69/14 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/06 (2013.01) [G06F 16/13 (2019.01); G06F 16/183 (2019.01); G06F 21/6209 (2013.01); H04L 63/06 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.05); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04L 69/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
(a) a server device comprising a storage device, a digital data processor, and a first file system, where a FFS (Fast File Server) software executing on the digital data processor, where the storage device comprises one or more directories, each containing, one or more files, where a configuration file is stored on the one or more directories of the storage device, where the FFS software alone validates a first client device independent of the first file system, where the FFS software is adapted to cooperate with the first client device to provide an access information to an authorized application executing on the first client device, where the access information comprises the one or more directories and/or the one or more files;
(b) a plurality of networks in communication with the storage device; and
(c) a plurality of network interfaces, where each network interface of the plurality of network interfaces is physically independent of each other network interface of the plurality of network interfaces, where the configuration file comprises: the access information for identifying at least two network interfaces from the plurality of network interfaces, where the FFS software responds to a first request received from the first client device by transferring the access information to the first client device, where the FFS software responds to a second request received from the first client device by transferring data to the first client device in parallel over the at least two network interfaces, where the at least two network interfaces are physically independent of each other.