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COLLECTIONS FOR STORAGE ARTIFACTS OF A TREE STRUCTURED REPOSITORY ESTABLISHED VIA ARTIFACT METADATA

  • US 20110320479A1
  • Filed: 06/29/2010
  • Published: 12/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for establishing collections of storage artifacts comprising:

  • specifying at least one unique collection within metadata of a storage artifact to indicate that the storage artifact is a member of the unique collection, wherein the storage artifact is a discrete object comprising digitally encoded content that is stored as a node within a tree structure of a tangible storage medium, wherein the collection is able be referenced by a plurality of different storage artifacts to form a collection of related storage artifacts, wherein each storage artifact is able to correspond to a plurality of different collections, wherein membership of said collection is independent of a storage path within the tree structure used by the storage artifact that uniquely identifies the storage artifact; and

    performing a file management action relating to the storage artifact, wherein the file management action is dependent upon the storage artifact being a member of the unique collection.

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