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Apparatus and method to store and manage information and meta data

US7870102B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Nils Haustein · Nieder-Olm, DE
Ulf Troppens · Mainz, DE
Daniel J. Winarski · Tucson, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 12, 2006
Grant date	Jan 11, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 5, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/221
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method to store data are disclosed. The method provides a data storage system comprising a fossilized data management apparatus interconnected with one or more data storage devices. The method provides to the fossilized data management apparatus information and meta data associated with that information, wherein the meta data comprises a format field, a context field, a retention field, a data management field, and a storage management field. The fossilized data management apparatus instructs the one or more data storage devices to write the information to the one or more data storage devices based upon the meta data format field.

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