Method for ranking computer files

• US 20070226213A1
• Filed: 03/23/2006
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mohamed Al-Masri
• Original Assignee: Mohamed Al-Masri
• Inventors: Al-Masri, Mohamed
• Application Number:
  US11/386,735
• Publication Number:
  US 20070226213A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/122 using management policies backup systems G06F11/1446; file migration policies for HSM systems G06F16/185
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/31 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques

Abstract

A method for ranking computer files on a computer system that at least includes: establishing a plurality of files on a computer system, determining an activation value for a set of file and operating system attributes, examining at least portion of a computer system; for each file encountered, applying the file weight accumulation according to their activation values; and assigns importance ranks to each file.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of scoring a plurality of computer files, comprising:

a) establishing a plurality of file-specific policies;

b) establishing a plurality of system-specific policies;

c) establishing a plurality of custom-defined policies;

d) choosing a weighting factor for each said policy;

e) creating a graph topology for files;

f) examining at least a portion of a computer system files;

g) assigning a score to each of file based on scores of the of one or more policies matched;

h) processing the files according to their scores.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the assigning includes:

identifying a weighting factor for each of the files, the weighting factor being dependent on the number of policies matched, and

adjusting the score of each of the files based on the identified weighting factor.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the assigning includes:

identifying a weighting factor for each file, the weighting factor being dependent on a threshold value, and

adjusting the score of each of the files based on the threshold value.

4. The method in claim 1, further comprising:

automatically adjusting and modifying the weighting of policies based on perceived user interaction with computer system.

5. The method in claim 1, wherein said policies comprise:

considering recent usage of a file, and

considering recent search pattern.

6. The method in claim 1, wherein said policies comprise:

considering whether file name includes at least portion of user'"'"'s profile name, and considering file name contains at least one or more reserved keywords.

7. The method in claim 1, wherein said policies comprise:

considering whether a file is listed in at least one or more locations in the system database, and

considering whether a file header contains information about the author, title, owner, or comments.

8. The method in claim 1, wherein said policies are modifiable by a user via a graphical user interface, script or any markup language.

9. The method in claim 1, further comprising:

processing the collected files based on matching policies.

10. The method in claim 1, wherein the assigning score includes:

determining the score based on (1) number of matched policies and (2) an importance to other files.

11. The method in claim 9, wherein the importance of each of the files is based on a number of matching policies that a file collects.

12. The method in claim 9, wherein the importance of each of the files is based on weights to each of the policies matched, and determining a score for each of the files based on a number of matched policies and the weights assigned to each policy

13. The method in claim 1, wherein said policies comprising:

allowing a user to modify said weights of file policies.

14. The method in claim 9, wherein the processing of files includes:

organizing files based on determined scores.

15. The method in claim 9, wherein said processing of files includes:

organizing files into categories based on determined scores.

16. The method in claim 9, wherein said processing of files includes:

organizing files into categories of importance to a user based on determined scores.

17. The method in claim 9, wherein the assigning weight includes:

assigning different weights to at least some of the policies associated with at least one of the collected file.

18. The method in claim 1, wherein the assigning of a score includes:

determining the score primarily based on policies matched.

19. The method in claim 1, further comprising:

a policy adjuster adapted to automatically modifying the weighting of the policies based in perceived user computer system usage.

20. The method in claim 1, further comprising:

processing scores to other computer implemented methods or modules.