Encoding / Decoding System and Method
A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: processing an unencoded data file to identify a plurality of file segments; mapping each of the plurality of file segments to a portion of a dictionary file to generate a plurality of mappings, wherein each of the plurality of mappings includes a starting location and a length, thus generating a related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings; and storing the related encoded data file at a first location.
1 . A computer-implemented method, executed on a computing device comprising:
processing an unencoded data file to identify a plurality of file segments;
mapping each of the plurality of file segments to a portion of a dictionary file to generate a plurality of mappings, wherein each of the plurality of mappings includes a starting location and a length, thus generating a related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings; and
storing the related encoded data file at a first location.
2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a request to manipulate the unencoded data file; and
processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes one or more of:
performing a homomorphic encoding operation; and
performing a heteromorphic encoding operation.
4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the related encoded data file includes one or more of:
a related compressed data file; and
a related encrypted data file.
5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of discrete entries.
6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 5 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes:
processing the related encoded data file, in a byte-wise fashion, based upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of concatenated entries.
8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes:
processing the related encoded data file, in a bit-wise fashion, based upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the related encoded data file includes a standard data storage file.
10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the related encoded data file includes a structured data storage file.
11 . A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
processing an unencoded data file to identify a plurality of file segments;
mapping each of the plurality of file segments to a portion of a dictionary file to generate a plurality of mappings, wherein each of the plurality of mappings includes a starting location and a length, thus generating a related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings; and
storing the related encoded data file at a first location.
12 . The computer program product of claim 11 further comprising:
receiving a request to manipulate the unencoded data file; and
processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
13 . The computer program product of claim 12 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes one or more of:
performing a homomorphic encoding operation; and
performing a heteromorphic encoding operation.
14 . The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the related encoded data file includes one or more of:
a related compressed data file; and
a related encrypted data file.
15 . The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of discrete entries.
16 . The computer program product of claim 15 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes:
processing the related encoded data file, in a byte-wise fashion, based upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
17 . The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of concatenated entries.
18 . The computer program product of claim 17 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes:
processing the related encoded data file, in a bit-wise fashion, based upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
19 . The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the related encoded data file includes a standard data storage file.
20 . The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the related encoded data file includes a structured data storage file.
21 . A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:
processing an unencoded data file to identify a plurality of file segments;
mapping each of the plurality of file segments to a portion of a dictionary file to generate a plurality of mappings, wherein each of the plurality of mappings includes a starting location and a length, thus generating a related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings; and
storing the related encoded data file at a first location.
22 . The computing system of claim 21 further comprising:
receiving a request to manipulate the unencoded data file; and
processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
23 . The computing system of claim 22 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes one or more of:
performing a homomorphic encoding operation; and
performing a heteromorphic encoding operation.
24 . The computing system of claim 22 wherein the related encoded data file includes one or more of:
a related compressed data file; and
a related encrypted data file.
25 . The computing system of claim 22 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of discrete entries.
26 . The computing system of claim 25 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes:
processing the related encoded data file, in a byte-wise fashion, based upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
27 . The computing system of claim 22 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of concatenated entries.
28 . The computing system of claim 27 wherein processing the related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file includes:
processing the related encoded data file, in a bit-wise fashion, based upon the plurality of mappings and the dictionary file to generate a modified encoded data file that represents the requested manipulations of the unencoded data file.
29 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein the related encoded data file includes a standard data storage file.
30 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein the related encoded data file includes a structured data storage file.