Tag Pyramid Data Management for File Organization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional directory structures for computer data storage, such as hierarchical trees, face challenges in organizing unorganized data and representing interrelationships between files, making data manipulation and reorganization difficult and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A tag pyramid data management system that maps mutable tags to a hierarchical structure of files and folders, using immutable and mutable tags to create a pyramid hierarchy for organizing and managing data, allowing for automatic placement and grouping of files and folders based on tag sequences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional hierarchical directory structures are used to store files and folders, then the data structure is simple and easy to implement, but it becomes difficult to organize unorganized data and represent interrelationships between files
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the traditional monolithic directory structure into multiple independent tag dimensions. Each file can be tagged with multiple tags across different dimensions (e.g., project, department, type, status), allowing the same file to appear in multiple locations simultaneously. This segmentation enables flexible organization of unorganized data while maintaining manageable complexity through modular tag definitions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces multiple tagging dimensions beyond the traditional single hierarchical path. Instead of organizing files along one dimensional tree structure, the system adds multiple dimensional tags that can intersect and overlap, creating a multi-dimensional data organization space. This allows representation of complex interrelationships between files that cannot be captured in traditional single-path hierarchies.
2Productivity
If manual reorganization of files in traditional directory structures is performed, then changes can be made to file locations, but it consumes significant time and increases potential for mistakes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service automation where the system automatically reorganizes files based on tag assignments. When tags are added or modified on files, the system automatically updates file locations and folder structures without requiring manual intervention. This eliminates time-consuming manual drag-and-drop operations and reduces errors by using consistent automated rules for file placement.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes predetermined tagging rules and automatic placement logic in advance. Files are pre-configured with tagging criteria that define their organization behavior. When new files are added or existing files are modified, the pre-established rules automatically determine file placement, eliminating the need for real-time manual decision-making and speeding up the reorganization process.
3Ease of operation
If individual changes are made to files under a directory heading in traditional structures, then specific file modifications can be performed, but each change must be made individually, consuming time and increasing mistakes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables universal tag-based operations that can simultaneously affect multiple files across different locations. By tagging files with common identifiers, users can perform bulk operations on all files sharing those tags regardless of their physical location in the directory structure. This multi-functional tagging system allows a single operation to modify, move, or organize numerous files at once, dramatically improving ease of operation and reducing time requirements.
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AI summary
A data storage and retrieval system for a computer storage memory, incorporating a tag pyramid data structure. The tag pyramid data structure may include a plurality of tag pyramid elements, including a root level element and one or more children branching from the root. Each of the children may have a hierarchical immutable tag sequence, including one or more immutable tags, which may define how the tag pyramid data structure is to be built. Each child may also have a mutable tag, selected from the hierarchical immutable tag sequence, which may serve as an identifier for that child. Children may be automatically grouped based on common tags, and may be organized into sequences based on the common tags.