Content Storage Management System Avoiding Duplicate Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing content management solutions face inefficiencies and high costs due to the duplication of large content items, such as images and multimedia objects, when archiving large volumes of data, as the same content is often stored multiple times across different systems.
Innovation Solution
A content storage management system that determines if content has been previously stored and associates it with an object, avoiding duplicate storage by linking new instances to existing content, thereby storing only one copy per physical or logical storage device until the retention period expires.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the same content is stored separately for each object instance, then each object can be independently managed and retrieved, but storage space is wasted due to multiple duplicate copies
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments content into two independent components: content data and object metadata. The content is stored once in a content store, while object-specific information is stored separately in a metadata database, allowing independent management of objects without duplicating content
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a content management system as an intermediary between objects and storage. This system uses content identifiers to link objects to their content without physical duplication, and employs a metadata database to maintain relationships between objects and content, enabling independent object management while avoiding storage redundancy
2Quantity of substance
If content is stored once and shared across multiple objects, then storage efficiency is improved, but object independence and retrieval efficiency may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by creating and storing content identifiers when content is first added to the content store. The metadata database is pre-populated with relationships between objects and content identifiers, enabling efficient retrieval without compromising object independence
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of copying content data, the system copies only the content identifier and metadata references. This allows multiple objects to reference the same content efficiently while maintaining fast retrieval through pre-stored metadata relationships
3Ease of manufacture
If duplicate content is allowed in storage, then object creation and storage operations are simpler, but storage costs and data management complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The content management system automatically checks for existing content using content identifiers before storing new content. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual duplicate detection while maintaining storage efficiency, and the automated process reduces data management complexity
Data Source
AI summary
Avoiding duplicative storage of managed content is disclosed. It is determined whether content associated with an object has been stored previously in an associated one of a plurality of storage locations used to store managed content with which the object is associated. If it is determined that the content has been stored previously in the storage location, the previously-stored content is associated with the object and the object, but not a duplicate copy of the content, is stored in the storage location.