System and method for document version curation with reduced storage requirements
AssigneeOpen Text Corporation
InventorPatrick Thomas Sidney Pidduck
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Abstract
A system and method for curation of document versions with significantly reduced storage requirements. In some embodiments, all or substantially all versions of a document are at least initially retained. Based on various criteria, versions of the document are selectively deleted while preserving the versions that are likely to provide the highest value. Advantageously, the teachings of embodiments as described can be used in conjunction with various systems, including document versioning, deduplication, and retention systems.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- storing, in a data storage by an information management system embodied on at least one server machine, all or substantially all versions of a document created immediately following a creation time, created at a given time, and created immediately preceding the given time, the all or substantially all versions of the document communicated from disparate client devices communicatively connected to the information management system over a network;
- responsive to a predefined schedule or a demand received over the network, the information management system selecting at least one version of the document created within a period of time between the creation time and the given time;
- and
- removing, from the data storage, the at least one version of the document selected by the information management system.
A system, comprising:
- a data storage;
- at least one processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions translatable by the at least one processor to perform:
- storing, in the data storage, all or substantially all versions of a document created immediately following a creation time, created at a given time, and created immediately preceding the given time, the all or substantially all versions of the document communicated from disparate client devices communicatively connected to the system over a network;
- responsive to a predefined schedule or a demand received over the network, selecting at least one version of the document created within a period of time between the creation time and the given time;
- and
- removing, from the data storage, the at least one version of the document selected.
A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions translatable by at least one processor of an information management system to perform:
- storing, in the data storage, all or substantially all versions of a document created immediately following a creation time, created at a given time, and created immediately preceding the given time, the all or substantially all versions of the document communicated from disparate client devices communicatively connected to the information management system over a network;
- responsive to a predefined schedule or a demand received over the network, selecting at least one version of the document created within a period of time between the creation time and the given time;
- and
- removing, from the data storage, the at least one version of the document selected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.