Apparatus and method for managing metadata in portable terminal

a portable terminal and metadata technology, applied in the field of apparatus and methods for managing metadata in portable terminals, can solve the problems of increasing overhead, reducing the access speed of external memory, and increasing the repetitive insertion and removal of external memory

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-09-24
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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This approach reduces the time and overhead associated with metadata management by reusing existing metadata upon insertion of external memory, enhancing efficiency and reducing repetitive extraction and removal processes.

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However, an external memory has a considerably lower access speed as compared with an internal memory of the portable terminal.
Thus, repetitive insertion and removal for the external memory increases overhead by repetitive extraction and removal of the metadata.

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[0022]The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings is provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of exemplary embodiments of the invention as defined by the claims and their equivalents. It includes various specific details to assist in that understanding but these are to be regarded as merely exemplary. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Also, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted for clarity and conciseness.

[0023]The terms and words used in the following description and claims are not limited to the bibliographical meanings, but, are merely used by the inventor to enable a clear and consistent understanding of the invention. Accordingly, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the following description of exemplary embodiments of ...

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Abstract

A method and apparatus for managing metadata in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes, upon insertion of an external memory, acquiring a unique identifier of an external memory, determining whether a record having information identical to information of a file included in the external memory exists if the unique identifier is identical to a previously stored unique identifier, and reusing metadata included in the record if the record exists.

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PRIORITY[0001]This application is a continuation application of a prior application Ser. No. 12 / 325,362, filed on Dec. 1, 2008, which claimed the benefit under 35 U.S.C. ยง119(a) of a Korean patent application filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Dec. 5, 2007 and allocated Serial No. 10-2007-0125352, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for managing metadata in a portable terminal. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for efficiently managing files stored in an external memory of the portable terminal.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]With the development of electronic and communication industries over the years, portable terminals are now widely used. In response to user demands, portable terminals having various functions in addition to the main communication function a...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/30
CPCG06F17/3012G06F16/164G06F16/1847H04B1/40
InventorJANG, SEOK-KYUWOO, YOUNG-JUNEMIN, YOUNG-HOONLEE, SIN-JAE
OwnerSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD