Augmenting metadata collection for stored data analytics
US9223792B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/907
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Implementations are provided herein relating to augmenting metadata collection within a storage platform. The storage platform can be audited to determine the types of metadata currently being gathered within the storage platform, and the schedule for when that information is gathered. The storage platform can receive a request to generate metadata, compare the requested information with the previously generated and/or scheduled generation of metadata. Rather than redundantly gathering the same metadata via multiple requests, known metadata or scheduled retrieval of known metadata can be used to process portions of the metadata request, and any metadata that was not previously generated can then be separately generated. In this sense, the metadata collection within a storage platform can be augmented to gather additional metadata requested outside the storage platform in an efficient matter that does not unnecessarily increase scanning activity within the storage platform.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.