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US 10,210,551 · App. 15/236,684 · Granted Feb 19, 2019

Calculating data relevance for valuation

Inventor: Stephen Todd (Shrewsbury, MA)
Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
G06Q30/0278G06F17/3053
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Patent No.
US 10,210,551
App. No.
15/236,684
Granted
Feb 19, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A data set is obtained. A set of data relevance scores is calculated for the data set for a set of specific domains associated with an entity. The set of data relevance scores is updated as the relevance of the data set to one or more of the set of specific domains changes over time. A valuation is calculated for the data set based on the set of data relevance scores.

Claims (49)

1. A method comprising:

obtaining a data set;

calculating a set of data relevance scores for the obtained data set, the set of data relevance scores comprising a data relevance score for the data set for each of a set of specific domains associated with an entity;

obtaining an update to the data set, the update to the data set reflecting a change in data contained in the data set relative to the obtained data set;

updating the set of relevance scores for the data set based on the obtained update to the data set, the updated relevance scores reflecting a change to the relevance of the data set to one or more of the set of specific domains based on the change in the data contained in the obtained update to the data set; and

calculating a valuation for the data set based on the updated set of data relevance scores;

wherein the obtaining, calculating, updating, and calculating steps are performed by one or more processing devices, each processing device comprising a processor and a memory.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

creating a set of keyword taxonomies respectively corresponding to the set of specific domains associated with the entity;

generating tokens from the data set; and

assigning each of the tokens to one or more of the set of specific domains based on comparison to the set of keyword taxonomies.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the step of calculating the set of data relevance scores further comprises calculating a relevance score for a given one of the specific domains by increasing the relevance score for the data set with respect to the given domain based on the number of tokens generated from the data set for the given domain.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the data set and the update are versions of the data set obtained from a data protection ecosystem, the data protection ecosystem comprising a plurality of versions of the data set, and

wherein the step of updating the set of data relevance scores further comprises evaluating a plurality of the versions of the data set stored in the data protection ecosystem, and updating one or more of the data relevance scores as the relevance to the corresponding domains changes over evaluated plurality of the versions of the data set.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising creating a chain of sets of data relevance scores, wherein each set of data relevance scores in the chain corresponds to a different version of the plurality of versions of the data set stored in the data protection ecosystem, wherein each version of the data set is stored at a different time instance.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of calculating a set of data relevance scores for the data set further comprises calculating the set of data relevance scores contemporaneous with a time of ingest of a given version of the data set into a data storage system.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of calculating a set of data relevance scores for the data set further comprises calculating the set of data relevance scores based on a correlation the data set has with respect to at least another data set.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of calculating a set of data relevance scores for the data set further comprises calculating the set of data relevance scores based on a workflow performed on the data set.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the data relevance scores for the specific domains are computed based on at least one of exploration, transformation, and analysis on the data set.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing the set of data relevance scores for the data set in a database.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising accessing the database via an application programming interface.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a query corresponding to the data set; and

returning the calculated valuation for the data set in response to the query.

13. An article of manufacture comprising a processor-readable storage medium having encoded therein executable code of one or more software programs, wherein the one or more software programs when executed by one or more processing devices implement steps of:

obtaining a data set;

calculating a set of data relevance scores for the obtained data set, the set of data relevance scores comprising a data relevance score for the data set for each of a set of specific domains associated with an entity;

obtaining an update to the data set, the update to the data set reflecting a change in data contained in the data set relative to the obtained data set;

updating the set of relevance scores for the data set based on the obtained update to the data set, the updated relevance scores reflecting a change to the relevance of the data set to one or more of the set of specific domains based on the change in the data contained in the obtained update to the data set; and

calculating a valuation for the data set based on the updated set of data relevance scores.

14. A system comprising:

one or more processors operatively coupled to one or more memories configured to:

obtain a data set;

calculate a set of data relevance scores for the obtained data set, the set of data relevance scores comprising a data relevance score for the data set for each of a set of specific domains associated with an entity;

obtain an update to the data set, the update to the data set reflecting a change in data contained in the data set relative to the obtained data set;

update the set of relevance scores for the data set based on the obtained update to the data set, the updated relevance scores reflecting a change to the relevance of the data set to one or more of the set of specific domains based on the change in the data contained in the obtained update to the data set; and

calculate a valuation for the data set based on the updated set of data relevance scores.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors operatively coupled to the one or more memories are further configured to:

create a set of keyword taxonomies respectively corresponding to the set of specific domains associated with the entity;

generate tokens from the data set; and

assign each of the tokens to one or more of the set of specific domains based on comparison to the set of keyword taxonomies.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein calculating the set of data relevance scores further comprises calculating a relevance score for a given one of the specific domains by increasing the relevance score for the data set with respect to the given domain based on the number of tokens generated from the data set for the given domain.

17. The system of claim 14 ,

wherein the data set and the update are versions of the data set obtained from a data protection ecosystem, the data protection ecosystem comprising a plurality of versions of the data set, and

wherein the step of updating the set of data relevance scores further comprises evaluating a plurality of the versions of the data set stored in the data protection ecosystem, and updating one or more of the data relevance scores as the relevance to the corresponding domains changes over evaluated plurality of the versions of the data set.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein calculating a set of data relevance scores for the data set further comprises calculating the set of data relevance scores contemporaneous with a time of ingest of a given version of the data set into a data storage system.

19. The system of claim 14 , wherein calculating a set of data relevance scores for the data set further comprises calculating the set of data relevance scores based on a correlation the data set has with respect to at least another data set.

20. The system of claim 14 , wherein calculating a set of data relevance scores for the data set further comprises calculating the set of data relevance scores based on a workflow performed on the data set.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (050724/0466) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.)
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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.); DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC CORPORATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MAGINATICS LLC); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); SCALEIO LLC
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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.); DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC CORPORATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MAGINATICS LLC); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); SCALEIO LLC
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
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To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Oct 15, 2019
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To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2016
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To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; SPANNING CLOUD APPS LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2016
From: TODD, STEPHEN
To: EMC CORPORATION
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