Patent Document ID: 20040088506
Application ID: 10286208
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A data archiving controller in communication with a first data retention device and a second data retention device for controlling archiving of data between the first data retention device and the second data retention device, said data archiving controller comprising: a set allocating apparatus in communication with the first and second data retention devices to receive retention device usage parameters from said first and second data retention devices, to evaluate said retention device usage parameters, and to classify said retention device usage parameters within classification sets; a membership rules retaining device in communication with said set allocating apparatus, said retaining device having classification parameters defining rules by of which said retention device usage parameter are assigned to said classification sets; a rule evaluation apparatus in communication with the set allocating apparatus to determine a quantity of data to be archived between the first and second data retention devices based on evaluation rules determined by said classification sets; and a data designation apparatus in communication with the rule evaluation device and the first and second data retention devices to designate a number of files to be archived and from the number of files, which files are to be, transferred between the first and second data retention devices.