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DATA DECAY MANAGEMENT

  • US 20100114836A1
  • Filed: 10/17/2008
  • Published: 05/06/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method executed on a computer system, wherein the computer system comprises a processor, memory, and a user interface, for determining decay for an item of data in a database, comprising:

  • retrieving a date/time stamp from the database for an item of data;

    calculating a time from a last update, wherein the last update is represented by the date/time stamp;

    retrieving one or more decay rules;

    calculating a decay score for the item of data according to one or more decay rules; and

    reporting the decay score to the user interface.

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