Patent ID: 8620939
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method of characterizing data associated with a plurality of location identifiers, each location identifier of the plurality of location identifiers identifying a location within the data where a particular pattern of data is stored, the method comprising: identifying a first portion of the data based on a location of the first portion relative to a location identified by at least one first location identifier of the plurality of location identifiers; identifying a second portion of the data based on a location of the second portion relative to a location identified by at least one second location identifier of the plurality of location identifiers; determining one or more first summaries associated with the at least one first location identifier, at least one summary of the one or more first summaries indicating a pattern of stored data included in the first portion; determining one or more second summaries associated with the at least one second location identifier, at least one summary of the one or more second summaries indicating another pattern of stored data included in the second portion; identifying at least one fingerprint summary for the data based on values of summaries included in a set of summaries comprising the one or more first summaries and the one or more second summaries; and storing an association between the at least one fingerprint summary and the data.