From 2017 Note to Proof of Function: How Software for Data (Software-Driven SSD) Reached the Storefront

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Graduation arc · Software for Data (Software-Driven SSD) · Invent Deposition #2569 (2017) → Super Dome Communication — Proof of Function #1

The 2017 seed-line

In 2017, the entry that became Super Dome Communication — Proof of Function #1 was written down as Invent Deposition #2569:

“Network looped all incorporated communication signals in a plural cubit signal scheme would be a multitude of signals inside a group of signals echoing a batch of previous signals to continue a wave of data copyright © chris g brown 2017.”— © 2017 Christopher Gabriel Brown

What changed between 2017 and the product on the shelf

The 2017 entry sketched a write-side approach where the storage layer carries computation, not just bytes. The Proof of Function ships the software contract for that idea: a host-side shim that the partner team links against, with a small kernel that runs on the storage controller and returns scored results. Closed-loop benchmarks under design-target conditions only — no warranted IOPS figures. Patent-pending.

Where it sits in the four-step framework

  • Proof of Function — this article’s SKU. A working write-up against representative inputs; available for licensing review at Super Dome Communication — Proof of Function #1.
  • Tech Validation — bench data and reproducibility under an evaluation licence.
  • Eval Licence — supervised use of the IP package by a partner team.
  • Full Acquisition — the patent application, prior-art binder, and prosecution file transfer in full.

→ Open the Proof of Function: Super Dome Communication — Proof of Function #1

Provenance: published 2017 in the Invent Depositions collection (Invent Deposition #2569); part of an intellectual-property portfolio with U.S. patent applications dating to 2012; independently timestamped by the Internet Archive. Patent-pending. Design targets, not warranted performance. First to market — documented public offering, not a determination of patent priority.