For storing and retrieving data, the present invention enhances performance by allocating a single oversized contiguous storage area and by allowing data wrapping. Reliability is insured by verifying the coherence of stored variable length records at each READ operation. The coherence verification is...http://www.google.de/patents/US6009502?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6009502 - Method and apparatus for fast and robust data collection
