Version management system and version management method for content delivery and management
First Claim
1. A version management system for content delivery and management, comprising:
- a newest file storage unit, which stores newest-version content files;
a non-newest file storage unit, having a plurality of storage elements each of which receives and stores content files which have become non-newest versions due to version upgrades from said newest version file storage unit; and
, a controller, which allocates a storage period and a holding period to each of said storage elements, transfers content files which have become non-newest versions due to said version upgrades to, and stores said files in, said storage element to which said storage period corresponding to the version upgrade date has been allocated, and deletes all content files in said storage elements at the time at which said corresponding holding period has elapsed.
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Abstract
A version management system and method, enabling discarding of old version content files through simple and low-load processing. Storage periods and holding periods are allocated to a plurality of storage elements provided in a non-newest file storage unit. When a newest version content file is registered, the content file is stored in a newest version file storage unit. A content file which has become a non-newest version content file due to the version upgrade is transferred from the newest version file storage unit to be stored in the storage element to which is allocated the storage period corresponding to the date of the version upgrade. When the above corresponding holding period has elapsed, content files within the storage element are all simultaneously deleted.
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20 Claims
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1. A version management system for content delivery and management, comprising:
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a newest file storage unit, which stores newest-version content files;
a non-newest file storage unit, having a plurality of storage elements each of which receives and stores content files which have become non-newest versions due to version upgrades from said newest version file storage unit; and
,a controller, which allocates a storage period and a holding period to each of said storage elements, transfers content files which have become non-newest versions due to said version upgrades to, and stores said files in, said storage element to which said storage period corresponding to the version upgrade date has been allocated, and deletes all content files in said storage elements at the time at which said corresponding holding period has elapsed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A version control method for content delivery and management, comprising the steps of:
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allocating a storage period and a holding period to each of a plurality of storage elements provided in a non-newest file storage unit;
storing newest version content files in a newest file storage unit;
transferring content files which have become non-newest version files due to a version upgrade from said newest version file storage unit to, and storing said files in, said storage element to which has been allocated said storage period corresponding to the version upgrade date; and
,deleting all the content files in said storage elements at the time said corresponding holding period has elapsed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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