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System and method for summarizing data

US8620939B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 2010
Grant dateDec 31, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/1453
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for removing redundant data from a storage system. In one example, a data delineation process delineates data targeted for de-duplication into regions using a plurality of markers. The de-duplication system determines which of these regions should be subject to further de-duplication processing by comparing metadata representing the regions to metadata representing regions of a reference data set. The de-duplication system identifies an area of data that incorporates the regions that should be subject to further de-duplication processing and de-duplicates this area with reference to a corresponding area within the reference data set.

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