Methods and systems for management data
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing data, such as metadata. In one exemplary method, metadata from files created by several different software applications are captured, and the captured metadata is searched. The type of information in metadata for one type of file differs from the type of information in metadata for another type of file. Other methods are described and data processing systems and machine readable media are also described.
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134 Claims
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1-114. -114. (canceled)
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115. A machine implemented method of managing data, the method comprising:
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capturing metadata from a plurality of files created by at least one software application which executes on a data processing system, wherein the type of information in metadata for files of a first type differs from the type of information in metadata for files of a second type;
searching the metadata from the plurality of files; and
receiving a notification from an operating system element that a file has changed or been created or been deleted, and wherein the capturing is in response to the receiving of the notification. - View Dependent Claims (116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121)
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122. A machine readable medium containing executable program instructions for causing a data processing system to perform a method of managing data, the method comprising:
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capturing metadata from a plurality of files created by at least one software application which executes on a data processing system, wherein the type of information in metadata for files of a first type differs from the type of information in metadata for files of a second type;
searching the metadata from the plurality of files; and
receiving a notification from an operating system element that a file has changed or been created or been deleted, and wherein the capturing is in response to the receiving of the notification. - View Dependent Claims (123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128)
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129. A machine readable medium containing executable program instructions for causing a data processing system to perform a method comprising:
generating a notification to cause metadata for a file to be written to a storage device which includes metadata from a plurality of files created by at least one software application which is executable on a data processing system, wherein the type of information in metadata for files of a first type differs from the type of information in metadata for files of a second type. - View Dependent Claims (130, 131, 132, 133, 134)
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