Data compression and storage techniques
US8832045B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1451
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided are systems and methods for use in data archiving. In one arrangement, compression techniques are provided wherein an earlier version of a data set (e.g., file folder, etc) is utilized as a dictionary of a compression engine to compress a subsequent version of the data set. This compression identifies changes between data sets and allows for storing these differences without duplicating many common portions of the data sets. For a given version of a data set, new information is stored along with metadata used to reconstruct the version from each individual segment saved at different points in time. In this regard, the earlier data set and one or more references to stored segments of a subsequent data set may be utilized to reconstruct the subsequent data set.
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