Data management mechanism for converting and distributing data
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1. A data management mechanism for managing data, including data in a file system, and specifically for converting/distributing such data, comprising:
- an attribute management unit managing data attributes, including a data conversion policy;
a trigger detection unit detecting timing for data conversion and/or distribution as a trigger; and
a data conversion/distribution unit converting and/or distributing data depending on a data attribute managed by the attribute management unit when the trigger is detected, which is managed by an operating system for managing the file system and operates independently from an application program.
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A data management mechanism comprises a unit 2 for managing data attributes, including a data conversion policy, a unit 3 for detecting timing for data conversion and/or distribution as a trigger, a unit 4 for converting and/or distributing data depending on a data attribute managed by the unit 2 when the unit 3 detects the trigger. The data management mechanism is managed by an operating system for managing a file system and operates independently from an application program.
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1. A data management mechanism for managing data, including data in a file system, and specifically for converting/distributing such data, comprising:
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an attribute management unit managing data attributes, including a data conversion policy;
a trigger detection unit detecting timing for data conversion and/or distribution as a trigger; and
a data conversion/distribution unit converting and/or distributing data depending on a data attribute managed by the attribute management unit when the trigger is detected, which is managed by an operating system for managing the file system and operates independently from an application program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A data management system comprising a data management mechanism for managing data, including data in a file system, the data management mechanism comprising:
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an attribute management unit managing data attributes, including a data conversion policy;
a trigger detection unit detecting timing for data conversion and/or distribution as a trigger; and
a data conversion/distribution unit converting and/or distributing data depending on data attributes managed by the attribute management unit when the trigger is detected, the units described above are distributed and provided in two or more servers, which operate independently from an application program.
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9. A program used by a computer with a data management mechanism for converting and/or distributing data, for enabling the computer to execute the process, the process comprising:
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detecting a trigger for timing for the data conversion and/or distribution;
referring to data conversion and/or distribution policy when the trigger is detected; and
converting and/or distributing data depending on a content of the policy.
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10. A computer-readable portable storage medium used by a computer with a data management mechanism for converting and/or distributing data, for enabling the computer to execute a process, the process comprising:
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detecting a trigger for timing for the data conversion and/or distribution;
referring to data conversion and/or distribution policy when the trigger is detected; and
converting and/or distributing data depending on a content of the policy.
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11. A data management mechanism for managing data, including data in a file system, and specifically for converting/distributing such data, comprising:
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attribute management means for managing data attributes, including a data conversion policy;
trigger detection means for detecting timing for data conversion and/or distribution as a trigger; and
data conversion/distribution means for converting and/or distributing data depending on a data attribute managed by the attribute management means when the trigger is detected, which is managed by an operating system for managing the file system and operates independently from an application program.
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