Systems and methods for optimizing automatic schema-based metadata generation

A system comprising a processor coupled to a memory, wherein the processor is operable to implement a method comprising:

• receiving a trigger to automatically generate metadata for unstructured data;
• parsing the unstructured data responsive to the trigger;
• responsive to the parsing dynamically detecting a metadata optimization parameter for the unstructured data based, at least in part, on a matching of words in the parsed unstructured data to a stored dictionary, wherein the metadata optimization parameter is included among a plurality of pre-specified metadata optimization parameters in a data store;
• automatically selecting a metadata schema for the unstructured data based, at least in part, on the metadata optimization parameter;
• identifying a pre-optimized metadata-generation format for the selected metadata schema based, at least in part, on a programmed association between the pre-optimized metadata-generation format and the selected metadata schema;
• automatically transforming the unstructured data into an optimized metadata-generation structure of the pre-optimized metadata-generation format;
• identifying a metadata-generation logic set, from among a plurality of stored pre-programmed metadata generation logic sets, for the detected metadata optimization parameter, wherein the identification is based, at least in part, on a programmed association between the metadata-generation logic set and the detected metadata optimization parameter, and wherein the stored pre-programmed logic set comprises a plurality of computer-executable actions;
• executing the plurality of computer-executable actions in relation to the optimized metadata-generation structure, wherein the executing returns at least selected values from the optimized metadata-generation structure;
• generating a search phrase using the at least selected values responsive to the execution of the plurality of computer-executable actions;
• generating a metadata descriptor based, at least in part, on the search phrase;
• and
• storing the metadata descriptor in relation to the unstructured data.

A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method comprising:

• receiving a trigger to automatically generate metadata for unstructured data;
• parsing the unstructured data responsive to the trigger;
• responsive to the parsing dynamically detecting a metadata optimization parameter for the unstructured data based, at least in part, on a matching of words in the parsed unstructured data to a stored dictionary, wherein the metadata optimization parameter is included among a plurality of pre-specified metadata optimization parameters in a data store;
• automatically selecting a metadata schema for the unstructured data based, at least in part, on the metadata optimization parameter;
• identifying a pre-optimized metadata-generation format for the selected metadata schema based, at least in part, on a programmed association between the pre-optimized metadata-generation format and the selected metadata schema;
• automatically transforming the unstructured data into an optimized metadata-generation structure of the pre-optimized metadata-generation format;
• identifying a metadata-generation logic set, from among a plurality of stored pre-programmed metadata generation logic sets, for the detected metadata optimization parameter, wherein the identification is based, at least in part, on a programmed association between the metadata-generation logic set and the detected metadata optimization parameter, and wherein the stored pre-programmed logic set comprises a plurality of computer-executable actions;
• executing the plurality of computer-executable actions in relation to the optimized metadata-generation structure, wherein the executing returns at least selected values from the optimized metadata-generation structure;
• generating a search phrase using the at least selected values responsive to the execution of the plurality of computer-executable actions;
• generating a metadata descriptor based, at least in part, on the search phrase;
• and
• storing the metadata descriptor in relation to the unstructured data.