System and Method for Summarizing Data

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 de...

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Main Authors TRIMBLE RONALD RAY, KING STEFAN MERRILL, BIERNACKI DAVID MICHAEL, MCMASTER CAREY JAY, REITER TIMMIE G, KENNEDY JON CHRISTOPHER
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.07.2011
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20100877731