Portable Device Data Archiving via Automatic Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current data archiving systems fail to effectively manage and store data from portable devices such as flash memory storage devices, cell phones, and PDAs, as this data is often not discovered and requires manual configuration for archiving.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method for portable device data archiving that detects device connections, identifies devices using stored identifiers, and archives data according to specified parameters, which can include archive repositories, retention categories, and user-provided information, using architectures like hot-pluggable and universal plug and play.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual configuration is used to assign archive parameters to portable device data, then data can be archived with proper parameters, but the process requires significant manual intervention and time
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting portable devices, identifying data types, and assigning appropriate archive parameters without requiring manual user configuration. The archiving system autonomously queries device information, determines data categories, and applies correct retention policies and destinations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring archive parameters and policies before data archiving is needed. Device profiles and data type classifications are established in advance, allowing the system to quickly match detected data to appropriate archiving settings without real-time manual intervention.
2Reliability
If current archiving systems only monitor traditional file servers and email servers, then system complexity remains low, but data from portable devices is not discovered and is frequently lost
Solution Approach 1:
The archiving system achieves universality by extending its monitoring capabilities to multiple data sources including portable devices, file servers, and email servers through a unified detection mechanism. The system uses universal device detection protocols and multiple transport protocols to communicate with various device types without requiring separate specialized systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary detection layer that acts as a mediator between traditional archiving systems and portable devices. This intermediary component translates various device protocols into a common format that the archiving system can process, enabling discovery of portable device data without directly increasing core system complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If data copying to file systems is required before archiving, then data can be archived from portable devices, but the archiving process becomes more complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the data copying step from the archiving process by implementing direct archiving capability. Instead of requiring data to be copied to a file system intermediary first, the system directly accesses portable devices and archives data in place, eliminating the intermediate copying step and reducing process complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The archiving process is segmented into independent modular operations: device detection, data identification, parameter assignment, and direct archiving. Each segment can be performed independently and in parallel, allowing the system to handle multiple portable devices simultaneously without requiring sequential copying through a file system.
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AI summary
Techniques for portable device data archiving are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a computer implemented method for data archiving comprising detecting a connection of a device to a computing platform, identifying the connected device, and archiving data of the connected device according to a specified archive parameter.