Information infrastructure management tools with extractor, secure storage, content analysis and classification and method therefor

• US 9,015,301 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2007
• Issued: 04/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DigitalDoors, Inc.
• Original Assignee: DigitalDoors, Inc.
• Inventors: Nemzow, Martin A., Redlich, Ron M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Serrao, Ranodhi
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hussain, Farrukh
• Application Number:
  US11/746,440
• Publication Number:
  US 20080168135A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,904 Days
• Field of Search: 726/13, 726/22, 726/23, 726/24, 726/26, 713/166, 706/59, 707/4, 707/206, 707/609, 707/777, 715/748, 709/201, 709/204, 709/223, 709/225
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/23 Updating
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2455 Query execution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2465 Query processing support for facilitating data mining operations in structured databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/282 Hierarchical databases, e.g. IMS, LDAP data stores or Lotus Notes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6254 by anonymising data, e.g. decorrelating personal data from the owner's identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0227 Filtering policies mail message filtering H04L51/212
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• 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]

Abstract

The present invention is a method of organizing and processing data in a distributed computing system. The invention is also implemented as a computer program on a computer medium and as a distributed computer system. Software modules can be configured as hardware. The method and system organizes select content which is important to an enterprise operating said distributed computing system. The select content is represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images, data elements or data objects. The computing system has a plurality of select content data stores for respective ones of a plurality of enterprise designated categorical filters which include content-based filters, contextual filters and taxonomic classification filters, all operatively coupled over a communications network. A data input is processed through at least one activated categorical filter to obtain select content, and contextually associated select content and taxonomically associated select content as aggregated select content. The aggregated select content is stored in the corresponding select content data store. A data process from the group of data processes including a copy process, a data extract process, a data archive process, a data distribution process and a data destruction process is associated with the activated categorical filter and the method and system applies the associated data process to a further data input based upon a result of that further data being processed by the activated categorical filter utilizing the aggregated select content data.

Claims

1. A method of organizing and processing data in a distributed computing system having select content important to an enterprise operating said distributed computing system, said select content represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images, data elements or data objects, comprising:

providing in said distributed computing system, a plurality of select content data stores operative with a plurality of enterprise designated categorical filters which include content-based filters, contextual filters and taxonomic classification filters, said plurality of select content data stores and enterprise designated categorical filters operatively coupled over a communications network and distribution security levels for said select content;

activating at least one of said enterprise designated categorical filters and processing a data input therethrough to obtain said select content and contextually associated select content and taxonomically associated select content as aggregated select content;

storing said aggregated select content for said at least one categorical filter in a corresponding select content data store;

for said activated categorical filter, associating at least one data process from the group of data processes including a copy process, a data extract process, a data archive process, and a data distribution process, said copy process linked to a copy data store, said data extract process linked to one or more extract stores, and said data archive process linked to one or more archive data stores, said copy data store, extract stores and archive data stores all located in said in said distributed computing system, said data distribution process linked to said distribution security level for respective select content;

applying the associated data process to a further data input based upon a result of said further data being processed by said activated categorical filter utilizing said aggregated select content data and respectively copying, extracting or archiving data to the respective copy data store, extract stores and archive data stores and limiting distribution of said further data to the distribution security level for respective select content;

wherein activating said designated categorical filter encompasses an automatic activation or a manual activation and said automatic activation is time-based, distributed computer system condition-based, or event-based.

2. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 1 wherein said enterprise designated filter screens data for an enterprise policy from the group of enterprise policies including level of service policy, customer privacy policy, supplier privacy policy, enterprise human resource privacy policy, financial data handling policy, public company reporting policy, health care regulation policy, technical innovation policy, competitive reporting policy and document or data retention policy.

3. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 2 wherein, prior to activating said designated categorical filter, said data input is processed through a screening taxonomical classification filter which output activates said at least one designated categorical filter for said data input.

4. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 3 including activating several categorical filters based upon said screening taxonomical classification filter output.

5. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 1 wherein said further data input is the same as said data input.

6. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 1 wherein said result of said further data processed by said activated categorical filter indicates the presence or absence of select content or aggregated select content.

7. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 1 wherein said further data input encompasses structured or unstructured data which is processed by said activated categorical filter.

8. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 1 wherein said data input is deconstructed into its constituent data elements before processing through said categorical filter.

9. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 1 wherein activation of said enterprise designated categorical filter is linked to a data process request from said group of data processes.

10. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 9 wherein said group of data processes includes an inter-enterprise data distribution process and an intra-enterprise data distribution process and different categorical filters associated therewith.

11. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 10 wherein said group of data processes includes a data access request coupled with said data distribution process, a denial data distribution process, and a limited data distribution process.

12. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 1 imposing a classification taxonomy onto said stored aggregated select content.

13. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 1 including storing said select content separate from said aggregated select content in said select content store.

14. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 13 imposing a classification taxonomy onto said stored select content.

15. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 1 including storing the obtained select content or a representation thereof in said select content data store.

16. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 1 wherein said data input has a source indicator and the obtained select content, when stored in said select content data store, includes a corresponding representative source indicator.

17. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 16 including generating a tag or label responsive to said source indicator and said corresponding representative source indicator.

18. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 2 wherein said further data input is the same as said data input and wherein said result of said further data processed by said activated categorical filter indicates the presence or absence of select content or aggregated select content.

19. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 18 wherein said data input is deconstructed into its constituent data elements before processing through said categorical filter and wherein, prior to activating said designated categorical filter, said data input is processed through a screening taxonomical classification filter which output activates said at least one designated categorical filter for said data input.

20. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 19 wherein activating said enterprise designated categorical filter encompasses only an automatic activation based on time-based, distributed computer system condition-based, or event-based.

21. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 20 wherein activation of said enterprise designated categorical filter is linked to a data process request from said group of data processes and said group of data processes includes an inter-enterprise data distribution process, an intra-enterprise data distribution process, a data access request coupled with said data distribution process, a denial data distribution process, and a limited data distribution process.

22. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 21 including storing said select content separate from said aggregated select content in said select content store, imposing a classification taxonomy onto said stored aggregated select content and imposing said classification taxonomy onto said stored select content.

23. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 22 including storing the obtained select content or a representation thereof in said select content data store.

24. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 23 wherein said data input has a source indicator and the obtained select content, when stored in said select content data store, includes a corresponding representative source indicator and the method includes generating a tag or label responsive to said source indicator and said corresponding representative source indicator.

25. A method of organizing and processing data in a distributed computing system having select content important to an enterprise operating said distributed computing system and represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images, data elements or data objects, comprising:

providing, in said distributed computing system, a plurality of select content data stores operative with a plurality of designated categorical filters which stores are operatively coupled over a communications network;

activating at least one of said designated categorical filters and processing a data input therethrough to obtain said select content and associated select content, which associated select content is at least one of contextually associated select content and taxonomically associated select content, as aggregated select content;

storing said aggregated select content for said at least one categorical filter in said corresponding select content data store;

for said activated categorical filter, associating at least one data process from the group of data processes including a copy process, a data extract process, a data archive process, a data distribution process and a data destruction process;

applying the associated data process to a further data input based upon a result of said further data being processed by said activated categorical filter utilizing said aggregated select content data;

wherein activating said designated categorical filter encompasses an automatic activation or a manual activation and said automatic activation is time-based, distributed computer system condition-based, or event-based.

26. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein said designated filter is an enterprise designated filter which screens data for an enterprise policy from the group of enterprise policies including level of service policy, customer privacy policy, supplier privacy policy, enterprise human resource privacy policy, financial data handling policy, public company reporting policy, health care regulation policy, technical innovation policy, competitive reporting policy and document or data retention policy.

27. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein activation of said designated categorical filter is linked to a data process request from said group of data processes and said group of data processes includes an inter-enterprise data distribution process, an intra-enterprise data distribution process, a data access request coupled with said data distribution process, a denial data distribution process, and a limited data distribution process.

28. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 including storing said select content separate from said aggregated select content in said select content store, imposing a classification taxonomy onto said stored aggregated select content and imposing said classification taxonomy onto said stored select content.

29. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 including storing the obtained select content or a representation thereof in said select content data store.

30. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein said data input has a source indicator and the obtained select content, when stored in said select content data store, includes a corresponding representative source indicator and the method includes generating a tag or label responsive to said source indicator and said corresponding representative source indicator.

31. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein said data input is said further data input and said data input is deconstructed into its constituent data elements before processing through said categorical filter and wherein, prior to activating said designated categorical filter, said data input is processed through a screening taxonomical classification filter which output activates said at least one designated categorical filter for said data input.

32. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein said storing includes at least one or more of translating, transforming, converting, rendering, archiving and transposing said select content in or into said select content data store.

33. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein said storing of said select content in said select content data store includes at least one or both of partially or completely storing said select content.

34. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein said storing of said select content in said select content data store includes partially or completely storing said select content in said select content data stores with at least one of encryption, data compression, or with parsed transmission of data.

35. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein said storing of said select content in said select content data store includes at least one or more of tagging, labeling, or classifying said select content.

36. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein

said select content is defined as at least one of litigation specific content, aged content, archival content, historical content and said select content data store is correspondingly designated as at least one of litigation specific stores, aged content stores, archival stores, or historical content stores.

37. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein said storing of said select content in said select content data store includes at least one or more of storing in predetermined select data stores, storing in a predetermined manner by random selection of select data stores, storing by data class in said select data stores, storing data by data type in said select data stores, storing by level of importance in said select data stores, or storing data in said select data stores in a predetermined manner with an algorithmic selection.

38. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein said storing of said select content in said select content data store includes storing data in at least one of optical media data stores or non-magnetic media stores or print stores.

39. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein storing of said select content is done separately with respect to at least one of remainder data, left-over data, non-sensitive content data, surplus data, residue data, remnant data, or data complementary to said select content data.

40. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 including permitting reconstruction of said select content or said aggregated select content by at least one of reassembly, reconstitution, regeneration, compilation, reorganization, reclamation or reformation of some or all of said data with appropriate access controls applied to respective select content data stores with the use of at least one of predetermined access controls, assigned access controls, access controls generated with said storing of said secure data, or access controls and encryption.

41. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 40 wherein said access controls are applied to at least one or more of predetermined respective select data stores, associated respective select data stores, correlated respective select data stores, designated respective select data stores, archival respective select data stores, copy protected respective select data stores, or electromagnetic pulse (EMP) protected respective select data stores.

42. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein the method of organizing and processing data is deployed in a client-server computer system with at least one server computer and a plurality of select content data stores, said server operatively coupled to at least one client computer and said secure data stores over said communications network,

said server effecting said actuation of said at least one designated categorical filter.

43. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein the method of organizing and processing data is deployed in a client-server computer system with at least one server computer and a plurality of select content data stores, said server operatively coupled to at least one client computer and said secure data stores over said communications network,

said server effecting said storing of said aggregated select content.

44. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein the method of organizing and processing data is deployed in a client-server computer system with at least one server computer and a plurality of select content data stores, said server operatively coupled to at least one client computer and said secure data stores over said communications network,

said server effecting the association of said at least one data process to said activated filter.

45. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein the method of organizing and processing data is deployed in a client-server computer system with at least one server computer and a plurality of select content data stores, said server operatively coupled to at least one client computer and said secure data stores over said communications network,

said server applying the associated data process and effecting the processing of said further data input.

46. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein said select content is at least one or more of:

select sensitive words, data objects, characters, images, data elements or icons;

defined sensitive words, data objects, characters, images, data elements or icons;

known sensitive words, data objects, characters, images, data elements or icons;

certain sensitive words, data objects, characters, images, data elements or icons;

a collection of sensitive words, data objects, characters, images, data elements or icons;

a plurality of predetermined sensitive words, data objects, characters, images, data elements or icons;

a plurality of predetermined sensitive words, data objects, characters, images, data elements or icons having different hierarchal or orthogonal levels of sensitive content;

formatives of predetermined sensitive words, data objects, characters, images, data elements or icons;

or

words, data objects, characters, images, data elements or icons which are not from a plurality of predetermined words, data objects, characters, images, data elements or icons.

47. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 25 wherein said associated select content is correlated to select content by at least or more of function, meaning, semiotic relationship, syntactic relationship, semantic relationship, pragmatic relationship, or taxonomic relationship.

48. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing programming instructions for organizing and processing data in a distributed computing system having select content important to an enterprise operating said distributed computing system, said select content represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images, data elements or data objects, comprising:

providing in said distributed computing system, a plurality of select content data stores operative with a plurality of enterprise designated categorical filters which include content-based filters, contextual filters and taxonomic classification filters, said plurality of select content data stores and enterprise designated categorical filters operatively coupled over a communications network;

activating at least one of said enterprise designated categorical filters and processing a data input therethrough to obtain said select content, and contextually associated select content and taxonomically associated select content as aggregated select content;

storing said aggregated select content for said at least one categorical filter in a corresponding select content data store;

for said activated categorical filter, associating at least one data process from the group of data processes including a copy process, a data extract process, a data archive process, a data distribution process and a data destruction process;

applying the associated data process to a further data input based upon a result of said further data being processed by said activated categorical filter utilizing said aggregated select content data; and

wherein activating said enterprise designated categorical filter encompasses an automatic activation or a manual activation and said automatic activation is time-based, distributed computer system condition-based, or event-based.

49. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 48 wherein said enterprise designated filter screens data for an enterprise policy from the group of enterprise policies including level of service policy, customer privacy policy, supplier privacy policy, enterprise human resource privacy policy, financial data handling policy, public company reporting policy, health care regulation policy, technical innovation policy, competitive reporting policy and document or data retention policy.

50. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 49 wherein, prior to activating said designated categorical filter, said data input is processed through a screening taxonomical classification filter which output activates said at least one designated categorical filter for said data input.

51. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 50 including activating several categorical filters based upon said screening taxonomical classification filter output.

52. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 48 wherein said further data input is the same as said data input.

53. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 48 wherein said result of said further data processed by said activated categorical filter indicates the presence or absence of select content or aggregated select content.

54. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 48 wherein said further data input encompasses structured or unstructured data which is processed by said activated categorical filter.

55. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 48 wherein said data input is deconstructed into its constituent data elements before processing through said categorical filter.

56. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 48 wherein activation of said enterprise designated categorical filter is linked to a data process request from said group of data processes.

57. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 56 wherein said group of data processes includes an inter-enterprise data distribution process and an intra-enterprise data distribution process and different categorical filters associated therewith.

58. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 57 wherein said group of data processes includes a data access request coupled with said data distribution process, a denial data distribution process, and a limited data distribution process.

59. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 48 including imposing a classification taxonomy onto said stored aggregated select content.

60. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 48 including storing said select content separate from said aggregated select content in said select content store.

61. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 60 including imposing a classification taxonomy onto said stored select content.

62. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 48 including storing the obtained select content or a representation thereof in said select content data store.

63. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 48 wherein said data input has a source indicator and the obtained select content, when stored in said select content data store, includes a corresponding representative source indicator.

64. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 63 including generating a tag or label responsive to said source indicator and said corresponding representative source indicator.

65. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 49 wherein said further data input is the same as said data input and wherein said result of said further data processed by said activated categorical filter indicates the presence or absence of select content or aggregated select content.

66. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 65 wherein said data input is deconstructed into its constituent data elements before processing through said categorical filter and wherein, prior to activating said designated categorical filter, said data input is processed through a screening taxonomical classification filter which output activates said at least one designated categorical filter for said data input.

67. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 66 wherein activation of said enterprise designated categorical filter is linked to a data process request from said group of data processes and said group of data processes includes an inter-enterprise data distribution process, an intra-enterprise data distribution process, a data access request coupled with said data distribution process, a denial data distribution process, and a limited data distribution process.

68. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 67 including storing said select content separate from said aggregated select content in said select content store, imposing a classification taxonomy onto said stored aggregated select content and imposing said classification taxonomy onto said stored select content.

69. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 68 including storing the obtained select content or a representation thereof in said select content data store.

70. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 69 wherein said data input has a source indicator and the obtained select content, when stored in said select content data store, includes a corresponding representative source indicator and the method includes generating a tag or label responsive to said source indicator and said corresponding representative source indicator.

71. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing programming instructions for organizing and processing data in a distributed computing system having select content important to an enterprise operating said distributed computing system and represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images, data elements or data objects, comprising:

providing in said distributed computing system, a plurality of select content data stores operative with a plurality of enterprise designated categorical filters and operatively coupled over a communications network;

activating at least one of said designated categorical filters and processing a data input therethrough to obtain said select content and associated select content, which associated select content is at least one of contextually associated select content and taxonomically associated select content, as aggregated select content;

storing said aggregated select content for said at least one categorical filter in a corresponding select content data store;

for said activated categorical filter, associating at least one data process from the group of data processes including a copy process, a data extract process, a data archive process, a data distribution process and a data destruction process;

applying the associated data process to a further data input based upon a result of said further data being processed by said activated categorical filter utilizing said aggregated select content data;

wherein activating said designated categorical filter encompasses an automatic activation or a manual activation and said automatic activation is time-based, distributed computer system condition-based, or event-based.

72. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 71 wherein said designated filter is an enterprise designated filter which screens data for an enterprise policy from the group of enterprise policies including level of service policy, customer privacy policy, supplier privacy policy, enterprise human resource privacy policy, financial data handling policy, public company reporting policy, health care regulation policy, technical innovation policy, competitive reporting policy and document or data retention policy.

73. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 71 wherein activation of said designated categorical filter is linked to a data process request from said group of data processes and said group of data processes includes an inter-enterprise data distribution process, an intra-enterprise data distribution process, a data access request coupled with said data distribution process, a denial data distribution process, and a limited data distribution process.

74. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 71 including storing said select content separate from said aggregated select content in said select content store, imposing a classification taxonomy onto said stored aggregated select content and imposing said classification taxonomy onto said stored select content.

75. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 71 including storing the obtained select content or a representation thereof in said select content data store.

76. The computer readable medium for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 71 wherein said data input has a source indicator and the obtained select content, when stored in said select content data store, includes a corresponding representative source indicator and the method includes generating a tag or label responsive to said source indicator and said corresponding representative source indicator.

77. A method of organizing and processing data in a distributed computing system having select content important to an enterprise operating said distributed computing system, said select content represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images, data elements or data objects, said distributed computing system being a client-server computer system with at least one server computer and at least one client computer comprising:

providing a plurality of select content data stores operative with a plurality of enterprise designated categorical filters which include content-based filters, contextual filters and taxonomic classification filters;

operatively coupling said server to said at least one client computer and operatively coupling said plurality of select content data stores and enterprise designated categorical filters over a communications network;

activating at said server computer at least one of said enterprise designated categorical filters and processing a data input therethrough to obtain said select content, and contextually associated select content and taxonomically associated select content as aggregated select content;

effecting the storage of said aggregated select content for said at least one categorical filter in said corresponding select content data store;

for said activated categorical filter, associating at least one data process from the group of data processes including a copy process, a data extract process, a data archive process, a data distribution process and a data destruction process;

applying the associated data process at said server to a further data input based upon a result of said further data being processed by said activated categorical filter utilizing said aggregated select content data;

wherein activating said enterprise designated categorical filter encompasses an automatic activation or a manual activation and wherein said automatic activation is time-based, distributed computer system condition-based, or event-based.

78. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 77 wherein said enterprise designated filter screens data for an enterprise policy from the group of enterprise policies including level of service policy, customer privacy policy, supplier privacy policy, enterprise human resource privacy policy, financial data handling policy, public company reporting policy, health care regulation policy, technical innovation policy, competitive reporting policy and document or data retention policy.

79. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 78 wherein, prior to activating said designated categorical filter, said data input is processed at said server through a screening taxonomical classification filter which output activates said at least one designated categorical filter for said data input.

80. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 79 including activating several categorical filters based upon said screening taxonomical classification filter output.

81. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 77 wherein said further data input is the same as said data input.

82. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 77 wherein said result of said further data processed by said activated categorical filter indicates the presence or absence of select content or aggregated select content.

83. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 77 wherein said further data input encompasses structured or unstructured data which is processed by said activated categorical filter.

84. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 77 wherein said data input is deconstructed into its constituent data elements before processing through said categorical filter.

85. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 77 wherein activation of said enterprise designated categorical filter is linked to a data process request from said group of data processes.

86. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 85 wherein said group of data processes includes an inter-enterprise data distribution process and an intra-enterprise data distribution process and different categorical filters associated therewith.

87. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 86 wherein said group of data processes includes a data access request coupled with said data distribution process, a denial data distribution process, and a limited data distribution process.

88. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 77 effecting the application of a classification taxonomy onto said stored aggregated select content.

89. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 77 including effecting the storage of said select content separate from said aggregated select content in said select content store.

90. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 89 effecting the application of a classification taxonomy onto said stored select content.

91. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 77 including effecting the storage of the obtained select content or a representation thereof in said select content data store.

92. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 77 wherein said data input has a source indicator and the obtained select content, when stored in said select content data store, includes a corresponding representative source indicator.

93. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 92 including generating a tag or label responsive to said source indicator and said corresponding representative source indicator.

94. A method of organizing and processing data in a distributed computing system having select content important to an enterprise operating said distributed computing system and represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images, data elements or data objects, said distributed computing system being a client-server computer system with at least one server and at least one client computer comprising:

providing a plurality of select content data stores operative with a plurality of designated categorical filters;

operatively coupling over a communications network said server and said at least one client computer;

activating at said server computer at least one of said designated categorical filters and processing a data input therethrough to obtain said select content and associated select content, which associated select content is at least one of contextually associated select content and taxonomically associated select content, as aggregated select content;

effecting the storage of said aggregated select content for said at least one categorical filter in said corresponding select content data store;

for said activated categorical filter, associating at least one data process from the group of data processes including a copy process, a data extract process, a data archive process, a data distribution process and a data destruction process;

applying the associated data process at said server to a further data input based upon a result of said further data being processed by said activated categorical filter utilizing said aggregated select content data;

wherein activating said designated categorical filter encompasses an automatic activation or a manual activation and said automatic activation is time-based, distributed computer system condition-based, or event-based.

95. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 94 wherein said designated filter is an enterprise designated filter which screens data for an enterprise policy from the group of enterprise policies including level of service policy, customer privacy policy, supplier privacy policy, enterprise human resource privacy policy, financial data handling policy, public company reporting policy, health care regulation policy, technical innovation policy, competitive reporting policy and document or data retention policy.

96. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 94 wherein activation of said designated categorical filter is linked to a data process request from said group of data processes and said group of data processes includes an inter-enterprise data distribution process, an intra-enterprise data distribution process, a data access request coupled with said data distribution process, a denial data distribution process, and a limited data distribution process.

97. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 94 including effecting the storage of said select content separate from said aggregated select content in said select content store, and effecting the application of a classification taxonomy onto said stored aggregated select content and imposing said classification taxonomy onto said stored select content.

98. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 94 including effecting the storage of the obtained select content or a representation thereof in said select content data store.

99. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 94 wherein said data input has a source indicator and the obtained select content, when stored in said select content data store, includes a corresponding representative source indicator and the method includes generating a tag or label responsive to said source indicator and said corresponding representative source indicator.

100. A method of organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 94 wherein said data input is said further data input and said data input is deconstructed at said server into its constituent data elements before processing through said categorical filter and wherein, prior to activating said designated categorical filter, said data input is processed through a screening taxonomical classification filter which output activates said at least one designated categorical filter for said data input.

101. A distributed computer system for organizing and processing data having select content important to an enterprise operating said distributed computing system, said distributed computing system operatively coupled to a communications network, said select content represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images, data elements or data objects, comprising:

a plurality of select content data stores for respective ones of a plurality of enterprise designated categorical filters which include content-based filters, contextual filters and taxonomic classification filters, said plurality of select content data stores and enterprise designated categorical filters operatively coupled over said communications network;

a processor activating at least one of said enterprise designated categorical filters and processing a data input therethrough to obtain said select content, and contextually associated select content and taxonomically associated select content as aggregated select content;

means for storing said aggregated select content for said at least one categorical filter in said corresponding select content data store;

means for associating, for said activated categorical filter, at least one data process from the group of data processes including a copy process, a data extract process, a data archive process, a data distribution process and a data destruction process;

said processor having means for applying the associated data process to a further data input based upon a result of said further data being processed by said activated categorical filter utilizing said corresponding aggregated select content data; and

means for automatic activation or a manual activation of said enterprise designated categorical filter, wherein said means for automatic activation is time-based, distributed computer system condition-based, or event-based.

102. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 101 wherein said enterprise designated filter screens data for an enterprise policy from the group of enterprise policies including level of service policy, customer privacy policy, supplier privacy policy, enterprise human resource privacy policy, financial data handling policy, public company reporting policy, health care regulation policy, technical innovation policy, competitive reporting policy and document or data retention policy.

103. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 102 including a screening taxonomical classification filter and means for processing, prior to activating said designated categorical filter, said data input through said screening taxonomical classification filter which filter output activates said at least one designated categorical filter for said data input.

104. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 103 including means for activating several categorical filters based upon said screening taxonomical classification filter output.

105. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 101 wherein said further data input is the same as said data input.

106. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 101 wherein said result of said further data processed by said activated categorical filter indicates the presence or absence of select content or aggregated select content.

107. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 101 wherein said further data input encompasses structured or unstructured data which is processed by said activated categorical filter.

108. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 101 including means for deconstructing said data input into its constituent data elements before processing through said categorical filter.

109. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 101 wherein said processor activation of said enterprise designated categorical filter is linked to a means for detecting a data process request from said group of data processes.

110. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 109 wherein said group of data processes includes an inter-enterprise data distribution process and an intra-enterprise data distribution process and different categorical filters associated therewith.

111. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 110 wherein said group of data processes includes a data access request coupled with said data distribution process, a denial data distribution process, and a limited data distribution process.

112. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 101 including means for imposing a classification taxonomy onto said stored aggregated select content.

113. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 101 including means for storing said select content separate from said aggregated select content in said select content store.

114. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 113 including means for imposing a classification taxonomy onto said stored select content.

115. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 101 including means for storing the obtained select content or a representation thereof in said select content data store.

116. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 101 wherein said data input has a source indicator and the obtained select content, when stored in said select content data store, includes a corresponding representative source indicator.

117. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 116 including means for generating a tag or label responsive to said source indicator and said corresponding representative source indicator.

118. A distributed computing system for organizing and processing data having select content important to an enterprise operating said distributed computing system and represented by one or more predetermined words, characters, images, data elements or data objects, said distributed computing system operatively coupled over a communications network comprising:

a plurality of select content data stores for respective ones of a plurality of designated categorical filters operatively coupled to said communications network;

a processor activating at least one of said designated categorical filters and processing a data input therethrough to obtain said select content and associated select content, which associated select content is at least one of contextually associated select content and taxonomically associated select content, as aggregated select content;

means for storing said aggregated select content for said at least one categorical filter in said corresponding select content data store;

means for associating, for said activated categorical filter, at least one data process from the group of data processes including a copy process, a data extract process, a data archive process, a data distribution process and a data destruction process; and

said processor having means for applying the associated data process to a further data input based upon a result of said further data being processed by said activated categorical filter utilizing said corresponding aggregated select content data;

wherein said processor activating said designated categorical filter includes means for automatic activation or a manual activation and said means for automatic activation is time-based, distributed computer system condition-based, or event-based.

119. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 118 wherein said designated filter is an enterprise designated filter which screens data for an enterprise policy from the group of enterprise policies including level of service policy, customer privacy policy, supplier privacy policy, enterprise human resource privacy policy, financial data handling policy, public company reporting policy, health care regulation policy, technical innovation policy, competitive reporting policy and document or data retention policy.

120. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 118 wherein said processor activation of said designated categorical filter is linked to a data process request from said group of data processes and said group of data processes includes an inter-enterprise data distribution process, an intra-enterprise data distribution process, a data access request coupled with said data distribution process, a denial data distribution process, and a limited data distribution process.

121. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 118 including means for storing said select content separate from said aggregated select content in said select content store, and means for imposing a classification taxonomy onto said stored aggregated select content and imposing said classification taxonomy onto said stored select content.

122. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 118 including means for storing the obtained select content or a representation thereof in said select content data store.

123. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 118 wherein said data input has a source indicator and the obtained select content, when stored in said select content data store, includes a corresponding representative source indicator and the system includes means for generating a tag or label responsive to said source indicator and said corresponding representative source indicator.

124. A computer system for organizing and processing data as claimed in claim 118 wherein said data input is said further data input and the system includes means for deconstructing said data input into its constituent data elements before processing through said categorical filter and said system includes a screening taxonomical classification filter which, prior to said processor activating said designated categorical filter, said screening taxonomical classification filter processes said data input which filter output activates said at least one designated categorical filter for said data input.