Methods and systems for managing data

• US 20070100899A1
• Filed: 12/20/2006
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andrew Carol, Dominic Giampaolo, Yan Arrouye
• Original Assignee: Andrew Carol, Dominic Giampaolo, Yan Arrouye
• Inventors: Carol, Andrew, Giampaolo, Dominic, Arrouye, Yan
• Application Number:
  US11/643,506
• Publication Number:
  US 20070100899A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/329 by task scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/13 File access structures, e.g. distributed indices arrangements of input from, or output to, record carriers G06F3/06
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/134 Distributed indices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/14 Details of searching files based on file metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/168 Details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems, e.g. browsing and visualisation, 2d or 3d GUIs query results presentation G06F16/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/31 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/41 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing data, such as metadata or indexes for index databases. In one exemplary method, different processing priorities are assigned to different indexing tasks based upon the origin of the task. In another exemplary method, indexing tasks are processed in a first mode when a data processing system is in a first power state and indexing tasks are processed in a second mode when the data processing system is in a second power state.

Claims

1. A machine implemented method of processing data, the method comprising:

determining a power state of a data processing system;

establishing a first set of indexing queues or metadata importation queues if the data processing system is in a first power state;

establishing a second set of indexing queues or metadata importation queues if the data processing system is in a second power state..

2. A method as in claim 1 wherein the first set of indexing queues is one queue and the second power state is designed to conserve more power than the first power state and the second set of indexing queues comprises at least two queues.

3. A method as in claim 1 wherein the first set of indexing queues is at least one queue and the second set of indexing queues has more queues than the first set of indexing queues and indexing tasks in the first set of indexing queues have a higher priority than indexing tasks in the second set of indexing queues.

4. A method as in claim 1 wherein the data processing system is in the first power state when it is powered by an alternating current source and is in the second power state when it is powered by a battery.

5. A method as in claim 2 wherein when the data processing system is in the second power state indexing is performed for no more than a predetermined period of time after a last user action in a set of predefined user actions.

6. A method as in claim 5 wherein the set of predefined user actions does not comprise merely cursor movements.

7. A machine readable medium providing instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause the data processing system to perform a method of processing data, the method comprising:

determining a power state of a data processing system;

establishing a first set of indexing queues or metadata importation queues if the data processing system is in a first power state;

establishing a second set of indexing queues or metadata importation queues if the data processing system is in a second power state.

8. A medium as in claim 7 wherein the first set of indexing queues is one queue and the second power state is designed to conserve more power than the first power state and the second set of indexing queues comprises at least two queues.

9. A medium as in claim 7 wherein the first set of indexing queues is at least one queue and the second set of indexing queues has more queues than the first set of indexing queues and indexing tasks in the first set of indexing queues have a higher priority than indexing tasks in the second set of indexing queues.

10. A medium as in claim 7 wherein the data processing system is in the first power state when it is powered by an alternating current source and is in the second power state when it is powered by a battery.

11. A medium as in claim 8 wherein when the data processing system is in the second power state indexing is performed for no more than a predetermined period of time after a last user action in a set of predefined user actions.

12. A medium as in claim 11 wherein the set of predefined user actions does not comprise merely cursor movements.

13. A data processing system comprising:

means for determining a power state of a data processing system;

means for establishing a first set of indexing queues or metadata importation queues if the data processing system is in a first power state;

means for establishing a second set of indexing queues or metadata importation queues if the data processing system is in a second power state.

14. A system as in claim 13 wherein the first set of indexing queues is one queue and the second power state is designed to conserve more power than the first power state and the second set of indexing queues comprises at least two queues.

15. A system as in claim 13 wherein the first set of indexing queues is at least one queue and the second set of indexing queues has more queues than the first set of indexing queues and indexing tasks in the first set of indexing queues have a higher priority than indexing tasks in the second set of indexing queues.

16. A system as in claim 13 wherein the data processing system is in the first power state when it is powered by an alternating current source and is in the second power state when it is powered by a battery.

17. A system as in claim 14 wherein when the data processing system is in the second power state indexing is performed for no more than a predetermined period of time after a last user action in a set of predefined user actions.

18. A system as in claim 17 wherein the set of predefined user actions does not comprise merely cursor movements.

19. A machine implemented method for processing data, the method comprising:

processing requests for indexing of files or importing metadata of the files at a first priority when a data processing system is in a first power consumption state;

processing requests for indexing of at least some files or importing metadata of at least some files at a second priority when the data processing system is in a second power consumption state.

20. A method as in claim 19 wherein when the data processing system is in the second power consumption state, requests for indexing certain files are given the first priority and wherein the first power consumption state is designed to consume more power than the second power consumption state.

21. A method as in claim 20 wherein when the data processing system is in the second power consumption state, indexing is performed for no more than a predetermined period of time after a last user action in a set of predefined user actions.

22. A method as in claim 21 wherein the set of predefined user actions does not comprise merely cursor movements.