Patent ID: 8566323

Claim:
In a computing system environment, a method of differentiating files stored on one or more computing devices, comprising: receiving a plurality of compressed original files, said compressed original files being encoded as a plurality of first symbols derived from original data of said original files; determining a frequency count for each first symbol of the plurality of symbols for each of the plurality of compressed original files; determining an original distance relationship between each of said plurality of compressed original files using said frequency counts, said original distance relationship being a distance in an informational mapping space defined by the total number of said first symbols in said plurality of compressed original files; converting said original distance relationships into a plurality of new files; encoding each of said new files as a plurality of second symbols derived from said plurality of new files thereby generating a plurality of compressed new files; determining a frequency count for each said second symbol for each of the plurality of compressed new files; determining a second distance relationship between each of said compressed new files using said frequency counts for each said second symbol; and differentiating said original files based on the determined second distance relationships.