# US 2018/0025014 A1 · Employing Biometric Data for Data Storage Management

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- Number: US 2018/0025014 A1
- Document ID: US20180025014A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/213,451
- Filed: 2016-07-19
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 2016-07-19
- Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation
- Inventors: Su Liu; Eric J. Rozner; Chin Ngai Sze; Yaoguang Wei
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180025014A1

## CPC

- G06F 21/6218: {to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database}
- G06F 16/164: {File meta data generation}
- G06F 21/32: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

Embodiments relate to a system, method, and computer program product to allocate an electronic file in memory based on biometric data. Biometric data is captured from a biosensor and associated with an electronic file. The biometric data is stored with file metadata for the electronic file and used to assign a biometric score to the electronic file. The assigned biometric score is then used to allocate the electronic file within memory by evaluating storage characteristics of the electronic file together with storage capacity of associated data storage. In one embodiment, a storage optimization technique for the file is selected and applied based on the evaluation.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer system comprising:
a processing unit operatively coupled to memory;
a biosensor in communication with the processing unit, the biosensor to gather biometric data;
a storage manager in communication with the processing unit and memory to allocate an electronic file in memory based on the gathered biometric data, including:
receipt of biometric data from the biosensor;
association of the biometric data with the electronic file and storage of the biometric data with file metadata for the electronic file;
assignment of a biometric score to the electronic file, the biometric score associated with the captured biometric data;
allocation of the electronic file in data storage in accordance with the biometric score;
evaluation of storage characteristics of the electronic file together with storage capacity of associated data storage;
selection of a storage optimization technique for the file based on the evaluation; and
application of the selected technique to the file.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The computer system of claim 1, wherein the biometric data is received by the storage manager together with a file event selected from the group consisting of: file creation, reading the file, and accessing the file.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The computer system of claim 2, wherein assignment of a biometric score to the electronic file further comprises the storage manager to calculate a weighted sum of the captured biometric data across a plurality of milestones associated with the electronic file.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The computer system of claim 3, further comprising the storage manager to assess the biometric score, and select the storage optimization technique based on the assessment.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The computer system of claim 4, wherein the storage optimization technique is selected from the group consisting of: compression, re-sizing, changing resolution, changing frame rate, changing quality, de-duplication, deletion, and transfer.

### Claim 6

A method comprising:
capturing biometric data;
associating the biometric data with an electronic file and storing the biometric data as file metadata for the electronic file;
assigning a biometric score to the electronic file, the biometric score associated with the captured biometric data; and
allocating the electronic file in data storage in accordance with the biometric score;
evaluating storage characteristics of the electronic file together with storage capacity of associated data storage;
selecting a storage optimization technique for the file based on the evaluation; and
applying the selected technique to the file.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the captured biometric data is acquired with a file event selected from the group consisting of: file creation, reading the file, and accessing the file.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein assigning a biometric score to the electronic file further comprises calculating a weighted sum of the captured biometric data across a plurality of milestones associated with the electronic file.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, further comprising assessing the biometric score, and selecting the storage optimization technique based on the assessment.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the storage optimization technique is selected from the group consisting of: compression, re-sizing, changing resolution, changing frame rate, changing quality, de-duplication, deletion, and transfer.

### Claim 11

A computer program product for data storage management, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage device having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by a processing unit to:
capture biometric data;
associate the biometric data with an electronic file and store the biometric data as file metadata for the electronic file;
assign a biometric score to the electronic file, the biometric score associated with the captured biometric data; and
allocate the electronic file in data storage in accordance with the biometric score;
evaluate storage characteristics of the electronic file together with storage capacity of associated data storage;
select a storage optimization technique for the file based on the evaluation; and
apply the selected technique to the file.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the captured biometric data is acquired with a file event selected from the group consisting of: file creation, reading the file, and accessing the file.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The computer program product of claim 12, wherein assignment of a biometric score to the electronic file further comprises the processing unit to calculate a weighted sum of the captured biometric data across a plurality of milestones associated with the electronic file.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising the processing unit to assess the biometric score, and select the storage optimization technique based on the assessment.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the storage optimization technique is selected from the group consisting of: compression, re-sizing, changing resolution, changing frame rate, changing quality, de-duplication, deletion, and transfer.