Abstract:
A searchable archiving system. A searchable archiving system includes one or more compacted files of archive data loosely coupled to a search process. To create a compacted file, an archiving process tokenizes the archive data, optimizes the tokenized archive data, and extracts archive metadata from the tokenized data. The tokenized data may then be compressed in a variety of ways into compressed segments that may be individually accessed and decompressed by the search agents. Before compression, segment metadata is extracted from the segments. The compressed segments and segment metadata are then combined to create a compacted file. The search process accesses the compacted files by consulting locally stored archive metadata extracted from the files during the compaction process. The search process then invokes one or more search agents that actively search the compacted files. The search agents do so by using the segment metadata to identify segments to decompress and search.
Abstract:
A system and method for synchronizing data records between multiple databases is provided. Each database includes data records that are modified to include at least one pair of synchronization parameters. In a two-database system including a first database and a second database, each data record is modified to include synchronization parameters for both the first and second databases. When an update is made to a data record at one of the databases, an update message is transmitted to the other database including both synchronization parameters from the database where the update is made, along with the updated data record. An efficient master-slave configuration between the databases then enables either database to resolve conflicts without further communications. The system and method scale to systems having more than two databases by modifying the data records in at least one of the databases to include a pair of synchronization parameters for each of the other databases to which it is being synchronized, and by providing a multi-level master-slave configuration. The system and method permits the ability to add and delete records and to securely communicate between all synchronized databases.
Abstract:
The transfer of raw data from a source data structure to a target data structure that represent the same item. During the data transfer, if there is a given field in the target data structure that does not correspond to a field supplied by the source data structure, the transfer mechanism determines whether or not it is mandatory that the source data structure supply the field. If it is mandatory, the transfer fails. Otherwise, the transfer continues. If there is field of the source data structure that does not correspond to a field of the target data structure, the transfer mechanism determines whether or not it is mandatory that the target data structure have the field. If it is mandatory, the transfer fails. Otherwise, the corresponding data may be provided to a residual field of the target data structure dedicated for unknown data.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for updating a stored version of content stored in a storage device to an updated version using an update package. The update package is adapted for updating an original version of content to the updated version. In addition updating is carried out in accordance with an update sequence. A determination is made whether the stored version is the original version or an intermediate version derived therefrom. If the stored version is an intermediate version, a resume location in the stored version is determined, and if the stored version is determined to be an original version or an intermediate version, the update package is used to update the stored version to the updated version starting from the resume location.
Abstract:
The present invention describes a method and system for high-speed database search with concurrent update, without the use of database locks or access controls, for large database systems. System (100) consists of a plurality of processors (102-1 ... 102-p) coupled to bus (101); a plurality for secondary memory caches (103-1 ...103-p); memory (i.e., RAM) (104); read only memory (ROM) (106); a storage device (108; display i.e., LCD monitor) (110); input device (112); network interfaces (114-1 ...114-O) which may send/receive electrical signals that represent various information; a wide area network (124); a local area network (LAN) (122); a plurality of network computers (120-1 ...120-N front-end protocol engines; and multiple on-line transaction processing (OLTP) servers (140-1 ...140-S) to receive update traffic to databases (142-1 ...142-S).
Abstract:
A flash driver architecture openly compatible to operate as interface between most types of file systems and flash memory media regardless of the manufacturer. The flash driver includes a flash abstraction logic that serves as a manager for operating characteristics that are common to the plurality of different types flash memory media. The flash driver may also include a programmable flash medium logic that performs more specific operations in direct communication with the flash memory medium. A user/manufacturer of a computer device can optimally select a set of programmable entry points associated with the flash medium logic to ensure congruent and seamless operation between the file system and flash memory medium selected by the user/manufacturer of the computer. A flash driver architecture openly compatible to operate as interface between most types of file systems and flash memory media regardless of the manufacturer. The flash driver includes a flash abstraction logic that serves as a manager for operating characteristics that are common to the plurality of different types flash memory media. The flash driver may also include a programmable flash medium logic that performs more specific operations in direct communication with the flash memory medium. A user/manufacturer of a computer device can optimally select a set of programmable entry points associated with the flash medium logic to ensure congruent and seamless operation between the file system and flash memory medium selected by the user/manufacturer of the computer.