Specialized File System for Autonomous Data Erasure
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity and cost of managing large-scale file systems with diverse storage equipment and software management systems lead to inefficient use of computing resources and challenges in data storage and retrieval.
Innovation Solution
A specialized computer file system that provides self-managing data storage resources as a service to remotely executed applications, utilizing a data storage device with a non-relational data store, a storage server, and a maintenance server to store, manage, and automatically erase files after a specified duration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a diverse set of storage equipment and software management systems are used to provide data storage, then storage capacity and functionality are improved, but system complexity and management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple storage equipment from diverse suppliers into a unified storage pool managed by a single file system. The file system abstracts the underlying hardware diversity and presents a unified interface, merging heterogeneous storage resources into a cohesive system that maintains functionality while reducing management complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The file system is designed to work with storage equipment from multiple suppliers, providing universal compatibility. A single file system implementation can manage different types of storage devices, making the system multi-functional and adaptable to various hardware configurations without requiring separate management systems for each supplier's equipment.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple individual management systems are used for storage equipment from different suppliers, then supplier-specific functionality is maintained, but ease of operation and management efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The file system acts as an intermediary layer between the user and diverse storage equipment. It provides a unified interface that abstracts the complexity of multiple supplier-specific management systems, allowing users to operate storage resources efficiently without needing to understand or manage each supplier's proprietary system individually.
3Adaptability or versatility
If diverse storage equipment and multiple management systems are deployed, then storage functionality is enhanced, but processor resource utilization efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple management systems into a single file system implementation, consolidating processor resources. Instead of running separate management software for each storage supplier, the unified file system utilizes processor resources more efficiently by managing all storage equipment through a single codebase and resource pool.
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AI summary
A computer file system for managing data storage resources is provided. The system comprises storage server configured to receive data file from a client application, modify the file name to include an expiration stamp, upload the at least one data file to the data storage device, generate a file link associated with the at least one data file, and transmit the file link to the client application, wherein the at least one data file is retrievable by the end user via the file link. A maintenance server is communicatively coupled to the data storage device, the maintenance server configured to execute an erase operation to autonomously erase the at least one data file from the data storage device based on the expiration stamp.