Crossroads Systems is an intellectual property licensing company. Co.'s intellectual property assets are identified in two categories. As of Oct 31 2016, the first category, known as the '972 patent family, consisted of 31 patents and pending patents that are primarily concentrated around access controls; while the second category, known as the non-'972 patents, consisted of 140 patents and pending patents that are primarily directed to five product families: optimizing command processing, enabling interoperability, managing networks, enhancing tape libraries, and improving data systems.