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Methods and systems for managing data

  • US 8,452,751 B2
  • Filed: 12/28/2006
  • Issued: 05/28/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • receiving, at a computing device, a selection of one or more files, wherein each file has a corresponding file type, wherein each file type specifies a set of one or more search attributes, and wherein each file is associated with a metadata object;

    receiving a command to perform a search using the selection of one or more files;

    identifying a corresponding file type for each file in the selection of one or more files;

    determining one or more sets of search attributes for each identified file type in the selection of one or more files;

    identifying one or more metadata objects associated with the selection of one or more files, wherein each metadata object includes a persistent file identifier that remains the same when the associated file is modified, and wherein each metadata object includes metadata;

    using the determined search attributes to select a portion of metadata from each metadata object, wherein the selection is from the identified one or more metadata objects associated with the selection of one or more files;

    extracting the selected portions of metadatagenerating a search query using the extracted portions of metadata;

    performing a search using the search query; and

    displaying results of the search.

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