System and method for identifying and mitigating redundancies in stored data
US7962499B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/174
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an example of an embodiment of the invention, a repeating pattern is identified within stored data comprising a plurality of data files, each data file comprising at least a header section and a data section stored in an unknown format. At least one occurrence of the repeating pattern is identified as a header section of a respective data file, and a data section of the respective data file is identified based, at least in part, on a location of the at least one occurrence of the repeating pattern. The identified data section of the respective data file is backed up. Systems are also disclosed.
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