Methods and systems for managing data
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsYan Arrouye, Dominic Giampaolo, Bas Ording, Gregory Christie, Stephen Lemay, Marcel Os, Imran Chaudhri, Kevin Tiene, Pavel Cisler
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing data, such as metadata. In one exemplary method, metadata from files created by several different software applications are captured, and the captured metadata is searched. The type of information in metadata for one type of file differs from the type of information in metadata for another type of file. Other methods are described and data processing systems and machine readable media are also described.
Claims48
1-30. (canceled)
A machine implemented method of managing data, the method comprising:
- storing metadata from a plurality of files created by a plurality of different software applications which execute on a data processing system;
- wherein the metadata is stored on a storage medium in a flat file format.
A machine readable medium containing executable program instructions for causing a data processing system to perform a method of managing data, the method comprising:
- storing metadata from a plurality of files created by a plurality of different software applications which execute on a data processing system;
- wherein the metadata is stored on a storage medium in a flat file format.
A data processing system comprising:
- means for storing metadata from a plurality of files created by a plurality of different software applications which execute on a data processing system;
- wherein the metadata is stored on a storage medium in a flat file format.
-101. (canceled)
A machine implemented method of managing data, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a software component, a call to import metadata from a file;
- importing, by the software component, the metadata from the file created by a first application program into a metadata database wherein the metadata database includes metadata from a plurality of files created by a plurality of different software applications wherein a type of information in metadata for files of a first software application differs from the type of information in metadata for files of a second software application.
-114. (canceled)
A machine readable medium containing executable program instructions for causing a data processing system to perform a method comprising:
- requesting, in response to information about a type of a file, a software component to obtain metadata for the file, the metadata to be stored into a metadata database which includes metadata for a plurality of files created by a plurality of different software applications wherein a type of information in metadata for files of a first software application differs from the type of information in metadata for files of a second software application.
A machine implemented method comprising:
- requesting, in response to information about a type of a file, a software component to obtain metadata for the file, the metadata to be stored into a metadata database which includes metadata for a plurality of files created by a plurality of different software applications wherein a type of information in metadata for files of a first software application differs from the type of information in metadata for files of a second software application.
A machine readable medium containing executable program instructions for causing a data processing system to perform a method comprising:
- obtaining and storing metadata for a file created by a software application;
- exporting the metadata for the file into a form readable by the software application.
A machine implemented method comprising:
- obtaining and storing metadata for a file created by a software application;
- exporting the metadata for the file into a form readable by the software application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.