Method of estimating an amount of changed data over plurality of intervals of time measurements
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1. A method of estimating an amount of changed data stored within a data store based on changes made over a plurality of intervals of time, the data store having a plurality of data elements stored therein, the method comprising:
- measuring, for each of the plurality of intervals of time, a number of data elements that change in the interval;
estimating a number of data elements that changed during more than one of the intervals; and
estimating across the plurality of intervals a total number of data elements that changed using the measured number of changed data elements and taking into consideration the estimated number of data elements that changed during more than one of the intervals.
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Abstract
A technique for identifying changes in a data store connected to a computer. Initially, one or more interval changes are measured. Each interval change indicates an amount of change in the data store at an interval. Next, a data store change is estimated that indicates an amount of change in the data store across all of the intervals using each interval change.
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1. A method of estimating an amount of changed data stored within a data store based on changes made over a plurality of intervals of time, the data store having a plurality of data elements stored therein, the method comprising:
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measuring, for each of the plurality of intervals of time, a number of data elements that change in the interval;
estimating a number of data elements that changed during more than one of the intervals; and
estimating across the plurality of intervals a total number of data elements that changed using the measured number of changed data elements and taking into consideration the estimated number of data elements that changed during more than one of the intervals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for estimating an amount of changed data stored in a data store based on changes made over a plurality of intervals of time, comprising:
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a computer having a data store coupled thereto, wherein the data store is configured for storing a plurality of data elements therein; and
a program storage unit having stored therein one or more computer programs for execution by the computer, suitable for measuring, for each of the plurality of intervals of time, data elements in the data store that changed in the interval, for estimating data elements in the data store that changed during more than one of the intervals, and for estimating across the plurality of intervals a total number of data elements that change using the measured number of changed data elements and taking into consideration the estimated number of data elements that changed during more than one of the intervals. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a computer and embodying one or instructions executable by the computer to perform the method of estimating an amount of changed data stored within a data store based on changes made over a plurality of intervals of time, the data store having a plurality of data elements stored therein, the program storage medium comprising:
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program instructions for measuring, for each of the plurality of intervals of time, a number of data elements that change in the interval;
program instructions for estimating a number of data elements that changed during more than one of the intervals; and
program instructions for estimating across the plurality of intervals a total number of data elements that changed using the measured number of changed data elements and taking into consideration the estimated number of data elements that changed during more than one of the intervals. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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