Patent ID: 8725737
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for performing data identification operations involving electronic data, the method comprising: receiving an index generated by a journal application, the index identifying data interactions made by at least one other application to one or more data objects on a storage device; updating, based on the index, metadata stored in a metabase, wherein the updating comprises accessing the one or more data objects to obtain first metadata about the data objects; receiving selected criteria identifying one or more properties of at least one data object; creating second metadata in the metabase that identifies one or more data objects which meet the selected criteria; in response to a request for data objects that meet the selected criteria, accessing the metabase according to the selected criteria without accessing the one or more data objects on the storage device; and identifying, based on the accessing, the at least one data object that satisfies the selected criteria.