Patent ID: 9031965
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for managing digital archives on an electronic apparatus having a non-transitory digital data storage medium storing a plurality of files, said method comprising the steps of: finding a set of files from said plurality of files, said set of files having at least one similar or identical datum; setting a plurality of file selection criteria; defining a priority order of said plurality of file selection criteria based on priority, from a highest priority decreasing to a lowest priority; selecting the highest priority file selection criterion according to said priority order; iteratively performing the following steps (a) through (d) until either (1) all file selection criteria have been applied, or (2) there is only one file in said set of files: (a) applying said selected file selection criterion to each file in said set of files, (b) determining a number of files which meet the requirements of said selected file selection criterion, (c) if said number of files which meet the requirements of said selected file selection criterion is greater than one, removing from said set of files all files in said set of files which do not meet the requirements of said selected file selection criterion, and (d) selecting the next lower priority file selection criteria according to said priority order; and selecting the file(s) which remain in said set of files.