INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME

• US 20140351366A1
• Filed: 05/16/2014
• Published: 11/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: MAEDA, Munenori, Ozawa, Toshihiro
• Application Number:
  US14/279,655
• Publication Number:
  US 20140351366A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/215
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1008 based on parameters of servers, e.g. available memory or workload monitoring of computer activity G06F11/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments

Abstract

An information processing system includes a first storage unit configured to store first divided data indicating divided time-series data, a second storage unit configured to store second divided data indicating divided time-series data divided at a time that is different from a time at which the first divided data is divided, and an processor that executes a procedure including, when a reproduction time is designated for the time-series data, reading and outputting divided data divided at a time just before the reproduction time from among the first divided data and the second divided data stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit.

Claims

1. An information processing system comprising:

a first storage unit configured to store first divided data indicating divided time-series data;

a second storage unit configured to store second divided data indicating divided time-series data divided at a time that is different from a time at which the first divided data is divided; and

an processor that executes a procedure including;

when a reproduction time is designated for the time-series data, reading and outputting divided data divided at a time just before the reproduction time from among the first divided data and the second divided data stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1, the procedure further including:

storing, in the first storage unit, the first divided data generated by dividing the time-series data; and

storing, in the second storage unit, the second divided data generated by dividing the time-series data at a time that is different from a time at which the first divided data is divided.

3. The information processing system according to claim 2, further comprising:

a circular storage unit including a plurality of regions in which information is stored and which are arranged in a logically circulating formation, wherein

the procedure further including;

storing pieces of the time-series data in the consecutive regions in chronological order,

the storing in the first storage unit stores, when storing apiece of the time-series data in a region associated with the first storage unit from among the plurality of regions, in the first storage unit the first divided data generated by replicating pieces of data stored in the plurality of regions, and

the storing in the second storage unit stores, when storing apiece of the time-series data in a region associated with the second storage unit from among the plurality of regions, in the second storage unit the second divided data generated by replicating pieces of data stored in the plurality of regions.

4. The information processing system according to claim 3, wherein

the storing in the first storage unit stores, when storing a piece of data indicating a termination of the time-series data in any of the regions, in the first storage unit a piece of data that has not been stored in the first storage unit from among the pieces of data stored in the plurality of regions, and

the storing in the second storage unit stores, when the piece of data indicating the termination of the time-series data is stored in any of the regions, in the second storage unit a piece of data that has not been stored in the second storage unit from among the pieces of data stored in the plurality of regions.

5. The information processing system according to claim 2, the procedure further including:

in accordance with an importance of the time-series data, the storage processing unit storing in the third storage unit third divided data generated by diving the time-series data at a time that is different from the times at which the first divided data and the second divided data are divided; and

when a reproduction time is designated for the time-series data, reading and outputting divided data divided at a time just before the reproduction time from among the first divided data, the second divided data, and the third divided data stored in the first storage unit, the second storage unit, and the third storage unit.

6. A method for controlling an information processing system, the method comprising:

when a reproduction time is designated for time-series data, reading and outputting divided data divided at a time just before the reproduction time from among first divided data indicating the divided time-series data and stored in a first storage unit and second divided data stored in a second storage unit and indicating the divided time-series data divided at a time different from a time at which the first divided data is divided.

7. The method according to claim 6, the method further comprising:

storing, in the first storage unit, the first divided data generated by dividing the time-series data; and

storing, in the second storage unit, the second divided data generated by dividing the time-series data at a time different from a time at which the first divided data is divided.

8. The method according to claim 7, the method further comprising:

storing pieces of the time-series data in consecutive regions of a circular storage unit in chronological order, the circular storage unit including a plurality of regions arranged in a logically circulating formation for storage of information, wherein

the storing in the first storage unit stores, when a piece of the time-series data is stored in a region associated with the first storage unit from among the plurality of regions, in the first storage unit the first divided data generated by replicating pieces of data stored in the plurality of regions, and

the storing in the second storage unit stores, when a piece of the time-series data is stored in a region associated with the second storage unit from among the plurality of regions, in the second storage unit the second divided data generated by replicating pieces of data stored in the plurality of regions.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein

the storing in the first storage unit stores, when a piece of data indicating a termination of the time-series data is stored in any of the regions, in the first storage unit a piece of data that has not been stored in the first storage unit from among the pieces of data stored in the plurality of regions, and

the storing in the second storage unit stores, when the piece of data indicating a termination of the time-series data is stored in any of the regions, in the second storage unit a piece of data that has not been stored in the second storage unit from among the pieces of data stored in the plurality of regions.

10. The method according to claim 7, the method further comprising:

in accordance with an importance of the time-series data, storing in a third storage unit third divided data generated by diving the time-series data at a time that is different from the times at which the first divided data and the second divided data are divided; and

when a reproduction time is designated for the time-series data, reading and outputting divided data divided at a time just before the reproduction time from among the first divided data, the second divided data, and the third divided data stored in the first storage unit, the second storage unit, and the third storage unit.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program for causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

when a reproduction time is designated for time-series data, reading and outputting divided data divided at a time just before the reproduction time from among first divided data indicating the divided time-series data and stored in a first storage unit and second divided data stored in a second storage unit and indicating the divided time-series data divided at a time different from a time at which the first divided data is divided.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 11, wherein

the process further comprises

storing, in the first storage unit, the first divided data generated by dividing the time-series data, and

storing, in the second storage unit, the second divided data generated by dividing the time-series data at a time different from a time at which the first divided data is divided.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 12, wherein

the process further comprises

storing pieces of the time-series data in consecutive regions of a circular storage unit in chronological order, the circular storage unit including a plurality of regions arranged in a logically circulating formation for storage of information, wherein

the storing in the first storage unit stores, when a piece of the time-series data is stored in a region associated with the first storage unit from among the plurality of regions, in the first storage unit the first divided data generated by replicating pieces of data stored in the plurality of regions, and

the storing in the second storage unit stores, when a piece of the time-series data is stored in a region associated with the second storage unit from among the plurality of regions, in the second storage unit the second divided data generated by replicating pieces of data stored in the plurality of regions.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 13, wherein

the storing in the first storage unit stores, when a piece of data indicating a termination of the time-series data is stored in any of the regions, storing in the first storage unit a piece of data that has not been stored in the first storage unit from among the pieces of data stored in the plurality of regions, and

the storing in the second storage unit stores, when the piece of data indicating a termination of the time-series data is stored in any of the regions, in the second storage unit apiece of data that has not been stored in the second storage unit from among the pieces of data stored in the plurality of regions.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 11, wherein

the process further comprises

in accordance with an importance of the time-series data, storing in a third storage unit third divided data generated by diving the time-series data at a time that is different from the times at which the first divided data and the second divided data are divided, and

when a reproduction time is designated for the time-series data, reading and outputting divided data divided at a time just before the reproduction time from among the first divided data, the second divided data, and the third divided data stored in the first storage unit, the second storage unit, and the third storage unit.