SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTION, RETRIEVAL, AND DISTRIBUTION OF DATA
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1. A system for collection, retrieval, and distribution of data, comprising:
- a data collector to collect data from at least one data source and to tag each group of collected data with a metadata tag, wherein the metadata tag includes information about the collected data; and
a metadata catalogue for containing a plurality of metadata tags and to allow a search for existence and a location on a network of any data corresponding to the search.
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Abstract
A system for collection, retrieval and distribution of data may include a data collector to collect data from at least one data source and to tag each group of collected data with a metadata tag. The metadata tag may include information about the collected data. The system may also include a metadata catalogue for containing a plurality of metadata tags and to allow a search for existence and a location on a network of any data corresponding to the search.
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1. A system for collection, retrieval, and distribution of data, comprising:
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a data collector to collect data from at least one data source and to tag each group of collected data with a metadata tag, wherein the metadata tag includes information about the collected data; and a metadata catalogue for containing a plurality of metadata tags and to allow a search for existence and a location on a network of any data corresponding to the search. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for collection, retrieval, and distribution of data, comprising:
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a configurable distributed data collection and caching structure including a plurality of data collection nodes, each data collection node comprising a data collector to collect data from at least one data source and to tag each group of collected data with a metadata tag, wherein the metadata tag includes information about the collected data; at least one metadata catalogue node comprising; a metadata catalogue data store for storing a plurality of metadata tags; and a metadata catalogue query services module to receive and respond to a query from a data consumer, wherein a response to the query includes metadata indicating the existence and location in the system of data corresponding to the query. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for collection, retrieval, and distribution of data, comprising:
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collecting data from at least one data source; tagging each group of collected data with a metadata tag that includes at least one of a location of the group of data associated with the metadata tag on the system, a description of the group of data associated with the metadata tag, and a summary of the group of data associated with the metadata tag; forming a metadata catalogue containing a plurality of metadata tags to allow a search for existence and a location of any data corresponding to the search. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer program product for collection, retrieval, and distribution of data, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable medium comprising; computer usable program code configured to collect data from at least one data source; computer usable program code configured to tag each group of collected data with a metadata tag that includes at least one of a location of the data associated with the metadata tag on the system, a description of the data associated with the metadata tag, and a summary of the data associated with the metadata tag; computer usable program code configured to form a metadata catalogue containing a plurality of metadata tags to allow a search for existence and a location of any data corresponding to the search. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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