Patent ID: 9229972
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: scanning, by at least one processor, a designated electronic memory location to detect a control file populated by a server operatively coupled to the designated electronic memory location, the control file being stored in the designated electronic memory location, the control file including content control information, the control file being associated with an index file populated by the server; verifying, by the at least one processor, accuracy of the content control information; modifying, by the at least one processor, at least one parameter of the index file such that the index file can be recognized for inclusion within a content collection task when the content control information is accurate, the content collection task comprising a plurality of stages, each stage of the plurality of stages referring to a different set of one or more actions performed by the at least one processor, the plurality of stages comprising a pre-validation stage and a content collection stage; generating, by the at least one processor, a notification when the content control information is inaccurate, the notification comprising identifications of a plurality of errors determined during different stages of the content collection task and, for each error of the plurality of errors, an identification of a corresponding stage of the plurality of stages in which the error was determined, the plurality of errors comprising an indexing error, a metadata integrity error, and a content collection error, the indexing error characterizing an inaccurate indexing of data within the content control information, the indexing error occurring during the pre-validation stage, the metadata integrity error characterizing an inaccurate and improper integration of metadata within the content control information, the metadata integrity error occurring during the pre-validation stage, the content collection error characterizing an inaccurate collection of data during the content collection stage; and sending, by the at least one processor, the notification to the server.