Backup-Based RAG Vector Generation with Sensitive-Data Filtering

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing retrieval augmented generation (RAG) systems rely on live enterprise data, which requires significant IT investment and can disrupt the host system, posing potential risks and complications.

Innovation Solution

Utilize backup data managed by a data management system (DMS) to generate vectors based on extracted data, storing them in a vector database accessible to communication applications, thereby avoiding disruptions and enabling streamlined and customizable implementations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If live enterprise data is used for RAG systems, then the accuracy and relevance of LLM responses is improved, but the host system experiences disruption and requires significant IT investment

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy and relevance of responsesVSAvoidsystem disruption and risk

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a copy of enterprise data from backup systems to build the vector database for RAG operations. This copy is made without disrupting the host system's live operations, allowing accurate responses to be generated while avoiding the harmful effects of accessing production systems directly.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a data management system as an intermediary layer between the host system and the RAG application. This intermediary accesses backup data rather than live data, mediating the interaction to prevent system disruption while still providing accurate enterprise information to the LLM.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If backup data is used instead of live data, then system disruption is avoided and IT investment is reduced, but data freshness and relevance may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem stability and reduced riskVSAvoiddata freshness

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by maintaining backup data copies in advance of when they are needed for RAG operations. This allows the vector database to be populated with enterprise data beforehand without disrupting live systems, ensuring both system stability and data availability when queries are made.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20250328685A1Generation of vectors in accordance with sensitive data filters for retrieval augmented generation using backup data

Publication Date: 2025.10.23 RUBRIK INC

AI summary

Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media are configured to perform operations comprising: obtaining, by a data management system (DMS), a first snapshot of a computing system, wherein the first snapshot comprises data associated with a set of files; determining, by the DMS, from among the set of files, a first subset of files or portions of files that comprise sensitive information; generating, by the DMS, one or more vectors based at least in part on data associated with a second subset of files or portions of files from among the set of files, the second subset of files or portions of files exclusive of files from the first subset of files or portions of files; and adding, by the DMS, the one or more vectors to a vector database along with metadata or a pointer to the metadata.