Methods, systems, and computer program products for automatically associating data with a resource as metadata based on a characteristic of the resource
First Claim
1. A method for automatically associating data with a resource as metadata, the method comprising:
- defining a metadata association rule for a metadata associator, the metadata association rule specifying a data value to be associated with a resource as metadata based on a characteristic of the resource, the data value defined independently from a file system with which the resource is associated;
providing a user interface for associating a resource with the metadata associator; and
in response to the resource being associated with the metadata associator via the user interface, determining whether a metadata field associated with the resource with which the data value is to be associated contains data that is equivalent to the data value and automatically associating the data value with the resource as metadata based on the metadata association rule only in response to determining that the metadata field does not contain data that is equivalent to the data value.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for automatically associating data with a resource as metadata based on a characteristic of the resource are disclosed. According to one method, a metadata association rule is defined for a metadata associator. The metadata association rule specifies a data value to be associated with a resource as metadata based on a characteristic of the resource. A user interface is provided for associating at least one resource with a metadata associator. In response to a resource being associated with the metadata associator via a user interface, the data value is associated with the resource as metadata based on the metadata association rule. The specified data value may be defined prior to the resource being associated with the metadata and independently of both the resource and a file system with which the resource is associated.
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52 Claims
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1. A method for automatically associating data with a resource as metadata, the method comprising:
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defining a metadata association rule for a metadata associator, the metadata association rule specifying a data value to be associated with a resource as metadata based on a characteristic of the resource, the data value defined independently from a file system with which the resource is associated; providing a user interface for associating a resource with the metadata associator; and in response to the resource being associated with the metadata associator via the user interface, determining whether a metadata field associated with the resource with which the data value is to be associated contains data that is equivalent to the data value and automatically associating the data value with the resource as metadata based on the metadata association rule only in response to determining that the metadata field does not contain data that is equivalent to the data value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for automatically associating data with a resource as metadata, the system configured for having at least one device implement components comprising system components including:
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a metadata association rules creation tool configured to create a metadata association rule specifying a data value to be associated with a resource as metadata based on a characteristic of the resource, the data value defined independently from a file system with which the resource is associated; and a metadata association engine configured to, determine whether a metadata field associated with the resource with which the data value is to be associated contains data that is equivalent to the data value and using the metadata association rule, automatically associate the data value with a resource as metadata in response to the resource being associated with the metadata associator only in response to determining that the metadata field does not contain data that is equivalent to the data value. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system for automatically associating data with a resource as metadata, the system comprising:
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means for defining a metadata association rule for a metadata associator, the metadata association rule specifying a data value to be associated with a resource as metadata based on a characteristic of the resource, the data value defined independently from a file system with which the resource is associated; means for receiving user input for associating at least one resource with the metadata associator; and means for in response to the resource being associated with the metadata associator via the user interface, determining whether a metadata field associated with the resource with which the data value is to be associated contains data that is equivalent to the data value and automatically associating the data value with the resource as metadata based on the metadata association rule only in response to determining that the metadata field does not contain data that is equivalent to the data value, wherein at least one of the means includes at least one electronic hardware component.
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52. A non-transitory computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a computer readable medium for performing steps comprising:
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defining a metadata association rule for a metadata associator, the metadata association rule specifying a data value to be associated with a resource as metadata based on a characteristic of the resource, the data value defined independently from a file system with which the resource is associated; providing a user-interface for associating a resource with the metadata associator; and in response to the resource being associated with the metadata associator via the user interface, determining whether a metadata field associated with the resource with which the data value is to be associated contains data that is equivalent to the data value and automatically associating the data value with the resource as metadata based on the metadata association rule only in response to determining that the metadata field does not contain data that is equivalent to the data value.
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