{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8522252","patent":{"patent_number":"US-8522252","title":"Load based file allocation among a plurality of storage devices","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2012-08-27T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2013-08-27T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04L","G06F","G06F","G06F","G06F","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L","G06F"],"num_claims":12,"abstract":"A method for balancing loads among a plurality of data storage devices, includes: receiving a request from a user device to download a data file; identifying a first set of storage devices containing the requested data file, wherein the first set comprises one or more storage devices; identifying a first storage device from the set that is currently least busy among the storage devices in the first set, and directing the first storage device to serve the request; determining if the first storage device is too busy; and if the first storage device is too busy copying the requested data file to a second storage device which did not previously store the data file, thereby adding the second storage device to the first set of storage devices containing the requested data file."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Load based file allocation among a plurality of storage devices","description":"A method for balancing loads among a plurality of data storage devices, includes: receiving a request from a user device to download a data file; identifying a first set of storage devices containing ","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8522252","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8522252","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Load based file allocation among a plurality of storage devices\" (US-8522252). https://patentable.app/patents/US-8522252","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8522252","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-8522252","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-30T09:16:00.441Z"}