# US 2026/0093573 A1 · System and method for identifying and remediating small part files in data file systems processing large datasets > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0093573 A1 - Document ID: US20260093573A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/902,406 - Filed: 2024-09-30 - Published: 2026-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2024-09-30 - Assignees: Bank of America Corporation - Applicants: Bank of America Corporation - Inventors: Tonya Kyra Miller; Amer Ali; David Scott Bader; Mohammad Saleem Gaziani; Aaron Gee; Aisha Jenkins; John Lozes; Manonmani Palanichamy; Naresh Kumar Petapalle; Aravind Singtalur; Asha Thekkumpurath; Andrea M. Weisberger - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260093573A1 ## CPC - G06F 11/0793: {Remedial or corrective actions (recovery from an exception in an instruction pipeline G06F9/3861; by retry G06F11/1402; for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity H04L69/40)} - G06F 16/2358: {Change logging, detection, and notification (replication G06F16/27)} - G06N 3/08: Learning methods - G06N 5/022: Knowledge engineering; Knowledge acquisition - G06N 20/00: Machine learning - G06F 16/258: {Data format conversion from or to a database} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06N: COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS ## Abstract Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for identifying and remediating small part files in data file systems processing large datasets. The system is configured for continuously monitoring a data file system to identify import of datafiles, determining import of the datafiles into the data file system based on monitoring the data file system, analyzing the datafiles, via an artificial intelligence engine, determining that at least two datafiles of the datafiles are small part files based on analyzing the datafiles via the artificial intelligence engine, and performing auto-remediation of the at least two datafiles, via the artificial intelligence engine. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for identifying and remediating small part files in data file systems processing large datasets, the system comprising: at least one network communication interface; at least one non-transitory storage device; and at least one processing device coupled to the at least one non-transitory storage device and the at least one network communication interface, wherein the at least one processing device is configured to: continuously monitor a data file system to identify import of datafiles; determine import of the datafiles into the data file system based on monitoring the data file system; analyze the datafiles, via an artificial intelligence engine; determine that at least two datafiles of the datafiles are small part files based on analyzing the datafiles via the artificial intelligence engine; and perform auto-remediation of the at least two datafiles, via the artificial intelligence engine. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device is configured to perform auto-remediation of the at least two datafiles based on combining the at least two datafiles into a combined datafile. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one processing device is configured to combine the at least two datafiles based on: analyzing characteristics of the at least two datafiles; and sorting the at least two datafiles based on the characteristics of the at least two datafiles. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one processing device is configured to generate and transmit notifications associated with the determination and the auto-remediation of the at least two datafiles to one or more users. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one processing device is configured to combine the at least two datafiles based on receiving an input from a user, wherein the input is received in response to transmitting the notifications associated with the determination and the auto-remediation of the at least two datafiles to one or more users comprising the user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the generated combined data file is in a file format associated with the data file system. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the file format of the generated combined datafile is a Parquet file format or an Optimized Row Columnar file format. ### Claim 8 A computer program product for identifying and remediating small part files in data file systems processing large datasets, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer executable instructions for causing a computer processor to perform the steps of: continuously monitoring a data file system to identify import of datafiles; determining import of the datafiles into the data file system based on monitoring the data file system; analyzing the datafiles, via an artificial intelligence engine; determining that at least two datafiles of the datafiles are small part files based on analyzing the datafiles via the artificial intelligence engine; and performing auto-remediation of the at least two datafiles, via the artificial intelligence engine. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the computer executable instructions cause the computer processor to perform the step of performing auto-remediation of the at least two datafiles based on combining the at least two datafiles into a combined datafile. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the computer executable instructions cause the computer processor to perform the step of combining the at least two datafiles based on: analyzing characteristics of the at least two datafiles; and sorting the at least two datafiles based on the characteristics of the at least two datafiles. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the computer executable instructions cause the computer processor to perform the step of generating and transmitting notifications associated with the determination and the auto-remediation of the at least two datafiles to one or more users. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer executable instructions cause the computer processor to perform the step of combining the at least two datafiles based on receiving an input from a user, wherein the input is received in response to transmitting the notifications associated with the determination and the auto-remediation of the at least two datafiles to one or more users comprising the user. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the generated combined data file is in a file format associated with the data file system. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the file format of the generated combined datafile is a Parquet file format or an Optimized Row Columnar file format. ### Claim 15 A computer implemented method for identifying and remediating small part files in data file systems processing large datasets, wherein the method comprises: continuously monitoring a data file system to identify import of datafiles; determining import of the datafiles into the data file system based on monitoring the data file system; analyzing the datafiles, via an artificial intelligence engine; determining that at least two datafiles of the datafiles are small part files based on analyzing the datafiles via the artificial intelligence engine; and performing auto-remediation of the at least two datafiles, via the artificial intelligence engine. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer implemented method of claim 15, wherein performing auto-remediation of the at least two datafiles comprises combining the at least two datafiles into a combined datafile. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The computer implemented method of claim 16, wherein combining the at least two datafiles comprising: analyzing characteristics of the at least two datafiles; and sorting the at least two datafiles based on the characteristics of the at least two datafiles. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The computer implemented method of claim 16, wherein the method comprises generating and transmitting notifications associated with the determination and the auto-remediation of the at least two datafiles to one or more users. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The computer implemented method of claim 18, wherein the method comprises combining the at least two datafiles based on receiving an input from a user, wherein the input is received in response to transmitting the notifications associated with the determination and the auto-remediation of the at least two datafiles to one or more users comprising the user. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The computer implemented method of claim 16, wherein the generated combined data file is in a file format associated with the data file system.