| 20100153375 | System and method for classifying and storing related forms of data - A method for managing data and corresponding computer program are provided. The method includes providing a plurality of buckets, each associated with a corresponding scope of similarity metric, processing a first data container of a plurality of data containers to determine a corresponding similarity metric, comparing the similarity metric of the first data container with the scope of similarity metric of the plurality of buckets, assigning, if the similarity metric of the first data container matches the scope of similarity metric of any of the plurality of buckets and the corresponding bucket has sufficient available space, the first data container with the corresponding one of the plurality of buckets, creating, if either the similarity metric of the first data container does not match the scope of similarity metric of any of the plurality of buckets or a match is present but any of the corresponding buckets do not have sufficient available space, a new bucket for the plurality of buckets, and subsequently associating the first data container with the bucket; and compressing as a unit, when at least one condition is met, any of the plurality of data containers assigned by the assigning to a particular one of the plurality of buckets. | 06-17-2010 |
