Patent ID: 9135133
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for tracking data in a distributed system, the method comprising: receiving, by one or more processors, a request from a user for data of a type of data gathered over a specified period of time, the request specifying the type of data and the period of time; identifying, by the one or more processors, a software object specific to the specified type of data and the specified period of time, wherein the software object includes first data, and wherein the first data comprises a label that identifies the type of data, a group identifier that identifies a group of software objects that include the identified software object, and time data that identifies the period of time; calculating, by the software object using the one or more processors the first data, a location in a storage pool, wherein the calculating the location in the storage pool comprises calculating a name of a table at the location in the storage pool, wherein the table includes the requested data, and wherein the calculating the name of the table comprises concatenating the label, the group identifier, and the time data; connecting, by the software object to the storage pool, to retrieve the requested data from the calculated location in the storage pool; and returning, by the software object to the user, the retrieved requested data.