Patent Application for Usage-Driven Data Archive System Revealed

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A recent patent application filed by Seethalakshmi Viswanathan, titled "Usage Driven Data Archive," has been made available online. The invention proposes a system that utilizes usage data to generate controlled structures for archive storage. This innovative approach aims to improve data archival efficiency by categorizing data based on its attributes, such as modification rates, frequently accessed attributes, and frequently queried data attributes.

The system described in the patent application consists of a processor that executes computer-executable components stored in memory. These components include a categorizer, a reorganizer, and a combiner. The categorizer categorizes a set of data into categories based on respective attributes of subsets of the data, while the reorganizer reorganizes the set of data into a controlled structure based on one or more categories. The combiner combines and delimits entries within one or more segments of the controlled structure.

Key Takeaways:

  • The system utilizes usage data to generate controlled structures for archive storage.
  • The system categorizes data based on its attributes, such as modification rates, frequently accessed attributes, and frequently queried data attributes.
  • The system reorganizes the set of data into a controlled structure based on one or more categories.
  • The combiner combines and delimits entries within one or more segments of the controlled structure.
  • The system stores the combined entries within a single memory block.
  • The system archives the one or more segments with corresponding data pointers.
  • The system purges entries that do not have an active data pointer.
  • Data within the controlled structure is organized from most likely to be accessed to least likely to be accessed.

Statistics:

  • The patent application was filed on April 10, 2024.
  • The patent application was made available online on October 16, 2025.
  • The system has 20 claims, which describe various aspects of the invention.
  • The system uses a categorizer, reorganizer, and combiner to improve data archival efficiency.

Sources:

  • Viswanathan, Seethalakshmi. Usage Driven Data Archive. U.S. Patent Application Number 20250321940, filed April 10, 2024 and posted October 16, 2025. Patent URL (for desktop use only): https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/external.html?q=(20250321940)&db=US-PGPUB&type=ids