Methods and systems relating to network based storage retention
US11630744B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Cloud storage provides accessible interfaces, near-instant elasticity, scalability, multi-tenancy, and metered resources in a distributed framework providing fault tolerant solutions with high data durability. Stored data may have legal or compliance requirements defining retention periods ensuring the data is preserved without modification for a period of time. However, data privacy rules such as the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation can require modification or destruction of records at any point. Further, many retention structures are user driven but users make mistakes requiring a change to the record's associated retention period. Retention period mechanism enforced with immutable storage can satisfy compliance requirements but run contrary to data privacy rules as well as blocking adjustments. Accordingly, processes, methods and systems are required allowing retention policy application to data being stored within network based storage as well as allowing retention policies to be applied to stored data thereby facilitating retention period adjustments.
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