Patent №
US 7,707,618
Granted
2010-04-27
Filed 2004
Owner
NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC.
Lab
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AI components
2
kr · hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
10856142
A system and method for limiting access using file-level protocol rule sets. A rule set, comprising of an ordered set of rules, is associated with a virtual file system (VFS). When a data access request is received, the network address of the client originating the data access request is utilized to select a matching rule from the rule set for use in determining access to the VFS. The selected rule is then processed to determine if the data access request is permitted.
AI classification
Ownership
NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC.
assignment · 154040969
Assignors
COX, BENJAMIN T.H., NYDICK, DANIEL S.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.