US Patent 7752384 System and method for controlling access to media libraries

Patent 7752384 was granted and assigned to CROSSROADS SYSTEMS on July, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

CROSSROADS SYSTEMS

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7752384

Patent Inventor Names

Robert Sims0

William H. Moody, II0

Date of Patent

July 6, 2010

Patent Application Number

10703965

Date Filed

November 7, 2003

Patent Primary Examiner

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Gary J Portka

Patent abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a media library controller that can communicate with multiple physical libraries that are physically separate from each other. The media library controller can maintain a virtualized aggregate media library representing the physical media libraries with which it is in communication. From the physical media libraries, the media library controller can establish a virtual media library and associate a host with the virtual media library. The virtual media library can represent the portions of a physical media library to which the host is allowed access.