Multi-stage Data Storage with Rich Content Stripping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Organizations face high costs and storage burdens due to the need to maintain records for both regulatory compliance and business purposes, often storing data for longer than required and in unaltered formats, failing to distinguish between these needs effectively.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that stores data in multiple stages, with an initial period for regulatory compliance and a subsequent period for business reference, where rich content is stripped from data while preserving text content, allowing for reduced storage requirements and compliance with regulatory needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If data is stored in unaltered form for extended periods to satisfy both regulatory and business needs, then compliance and reference requirements are met, but storage costs and resource consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the storage lifecycle into distinct stages: an initial stage storing complete unaltered data for regulatory compliance, and a subsequent stage storing stripped data with rich content removed for business reference. This segmentation allows different storage strategies to be applied to different portions of the data lifecycle, reducing overall resource consumption while maintaining compliance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and removes rich content (images, audio, video, formatting) from data after the regulatory compliance period expires, preserving only the essential text content for continued business reference. This extraction process significantly reduces storage resource consumption while maintaining the data's utility for business purposes.
2Reliability
If complete data is preserved for regulatory compliance periods, then regulatory requirements are satisfied, but storage costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs data stripping in advance of the regulatory compliance period expiration, preparing reduced-format data for subsequent business reference storage. This preliminary action ensures that when the compliance period ends, the organization can immediately transition to cost-effective stripped data storage while maintaining continuous data availability for business purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the data format parameter from complete unaltered format to stripped format with rich content removed. This parameter change reduces the storage cost while maintaining the essential information needed for business reference, creating a cost-effective transition after regulatory compliance is satisfied.
3Adaptability or versatility
If data is stored in multiple formats to accommodate different needs, then both regulatory and business requirements are met, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic storage system that automatically transitions data between different storage states based on time and usage requirements. The system dynamically strips rich content from data after the regulatory compliance period, providing adaptability for different needs while automating the complexity management through systematic processes rather than manual intervention.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method for storing data in multiple stages may include (1) establishing an initial storage period for regulatory compliance and a subsequent storage period for business reference, (2) storing data during the initial storage period for regulatory compliance, (3) upon expiration of the initial storage period, stripping rich content from the data while preserving text content in the data, and (4) storing the stripped data during the subsequent storage period for business reference. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.