Granted Patent B2

US 9,516,109 · App. 15/046,964 · Granted Dec 6, 2016

Abstract

Claims (44)

1. A method comprising:

determining the validity of a registry entry, wherein the registry entry is included in a deleted items registry, the deleted items registry including registry entries previously determined to be invalid;

upon determining the registry entry is valid, moving the registry entry to a valid items registry; and

upon determining the registry entry is invalid,

determine if the registry entry has been invalid more than a threshold number of times,

upon determining the registry entry has not been invalid more than the threshold number of times, and

upon determining the registry entry has been invalid more than the threshold number of times, remove the registry entry from the deleted items registry.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the validity of a registry entry is repeated over time intervals based on a heuristic procedure.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the validity of a registry entry includes:

recording the results of the determinations; and

providing the recorded results to a monitoring apparatus.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising compiling a set of statistics, based upon the results of determining of the validity of the registry entry.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the validity of a registry entry includes attempting to make use of the network service associated with the registry entry.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the validity of a registry entry includes attempting to connect with a network address of the network service associated with the registry entry.

7. An apparatus comprising:

a local memory configured to store a deleted items registry of registry entries, each registry entry includes a description and a network address of a network service; and

a processor configured to execute executable code defining a registry service that:

determines the validity of a registry entry, wherein the registry entry is included in the deleted items registry, the deleted items registry including registry entries previously determined to be invalid;

upon determining the registry entry is valid, moving the registry entry to a valid items registry; and

upon determining the registry entry is invalid,

determine if the registry entry has been invalid more than a threshold number of times,

upon determining the registry entry has not been invalid more than the threshold number of times, and

upon determining the registry entry has been invalid more than the threshold number of times, remove the registry entry from the deleted items registry.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the registry service is configured to repeat the determining of the validity of a registry entry over time intervals based on a heuristic procedure.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the registry service is configured to:

record the results of the determinations; and

provide the recorded results to a monitoring apparatus.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the registry service is configured to compile a set of statistics, based on the determining of the validity of the registry entry.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the registry service is configured to determine the validity of a registry entry by attempting to make use of the network service associated with the registry entry.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the registry service is configured to determine the validity of a registry entry by attempting to connect with a network address of the network service associated with the registry entry.

13. A computer program product for validating information, the computer program product being embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and including executable code that, when executed, is configured to cause a registry apparatus to:

determine the validity of a registry entry, wherein the registry entry is included in a deleted items registry, the deleted items registry including registry entries previously determined to be invalid;

upon determining the registry entry is valid, moving the registry entry to a valid items registry; and

upon determining the registry entry is invalid,

determine if the registry entry has been invalid more than a threshold number of times,

upon determining the registry entry has not been invalid more than the threshold number of times, and

upon determining the registry entry has been invalid more than the threshold number of times, remove the registry entry from the deleted items registry.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the registry apparatus is configured to repeat the determining of the validity of a registry entry over time intervals based on a heuristic procedure.

15. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the registry apparatus is configured to:

record the results of the determinations; and

provide the recorded results to a monitoring apparatus.

16. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the registry apparatus is configured to compile a set of statistics based on the periodic determining of the validity of the registry entry.

17. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the registry apparatus is configured to determine the validity of a registry entry by attempting to make use of the network service associated with the registry entry.

18. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the registry apparatus is configured to determine the validity of a registry entry by attempting to connect with a network address of the network service associated with the registry entry.

Assignments (15)