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FILE IDENTIFICATION MANAGEMENT AND TRACKING

  • US 20120254207A1
  • Filed: 03/30/2011
  • Published: 10/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network device, comprising:

  • a data store configured to include a record about an existing item that has been previously processed, wherein the record includes two or more item identifiers about the existing item;

    a transceiver for receiving an item over a network; and

    a processor for enabling actions, comprising;

    generating two or more item identifiers about the item, wherein each of the two or more item identifiers is generated from at least some different data associated with the item, and wherein at least one of the generated two or more item identifiers is based on a predetermined amount of content at an end portion of the item;

    determining whether the item is a new item based on a comparison of the generated two or more item identifiers and the two or more item identifiers in the record; and

    when it is determined that the item is a new item based on the comparison, storing an other record about the new item in the data store, wherein the other record includes at least the generated two or more item identifiers about the item.

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