Unified is seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of US-7904686-B2. The patent is owned by Valtrus Innovations Ltd. This patent describes a method and apparatus for enhancing data security within a file system. The invention addresses shortcomings in existing data security by offering an alternative to traditional encryption-decryption methods and online licensing checks, which can be time-consuming, confusing, or insufficient for preventing unauthorized file reconstruction. The patent has been asserted against The Home Depot, NetApp, and FedEx. For more information on the patent: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/patents/patent/US-7904686-B2 View the Similar Documents (patents + scholarly publications) generated by Google Patents: Patents: https://patents.google.com/?q=(~patent%2fUS7904686B2)&before=filing:20070730 NPL: https://patents.google.com/?q=(~patent%2fUS7904686B2)&before=filing:20070730&patents=false&scholar ** PLEASE READ THE RULES FOR THIS CONTEST BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE. ** ** TO QUALIFY FOR CONSIDERATION, A CLAIM CHART IS REQUIRED. ** ** PRIOR ART THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY CITED DURING PROSECUTION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. ** PATROLL researchers are required to use Pearl to generate claim charts. Submitted invalidity charts must address every limitation of the challenged claim. This may require using more than one prior art reference. PATROLL researchers are required to use Pearl to initially generate claim charts, and then researchers must add relevant figures and highlighting before submitting each chart. Each PATROLL researcher can generate up to 30 invalidity claim charts per month using Pearl. These charts can be downloaded then submitted to PATROLL. Click on Pearl AI-Assisted Claim Chart below to get started with Pearl