Patent ID: 7801864
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
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; accessing with one or more computer processors the data interactions in the index to obtain first metadata associated with the one or more data objects, wherein the first metadata is generated by the at least one other application or a file system associated with the storage of the one or more data objects; receiving second metadata associated with the one or more data objects, wherein the second metadata is not generated by the at least one other application or the file system; updating a metabase, based on the index with the first and second metadata, wherein the metabase is in addition to the file system; receiving selected criteria identifying one or more properties of at least one data object; accessing the first and second metadata in the metabase according to the selected criteria without accessing the file system associated with the data objects; and identifying, based on accessing either the first or second metadata in the metabase, the at least one data object that satisfies the selected criteria.