Granted Patent B2

US 12,619,580 · App. 18/045,248 · Granted May 5, 2026

Inventor: Christopher A. McElveen (Tampa, FL)

Assignee: LogNovations Holdings, LLC

G06F16/1744G06F16/116G06F16/13G06F16/1748G06F21/602G06F21/6245G16H10/60H03M7/3066H03M7/6011H04L1/0056H04L1/0064H04L9/008H04L63/0428H04L67/06H04W4/80H03M7/3088H04L2209/30

Abstract

Claims (92)

1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:

executing by a computing device instructions comprising:

processing via the computing device an unencoded data file to identify a plurality of file segments, wherein the unencoded data file is a dataset for use with a disaster recovery process;

mapping each of the plurality of file segments to a portion of a dictionary file, wherein the dictionary file includes a binary sequence of all possible combinations of a number having a defined bit length;

storing or transmitting a plurality of mappings that each include a starting location as a bit-wise offset within the dictionary file and a length as a number of bits within the dictionary file beginning from the starting location within the dictionary file;

generating a related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings;

storing or transmitting the related encoded data file;

receiving a request to manipulate the unencoded data file from the disaster recovery process; and

processing via the computing device 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 without first decoding the related encoded data; and,

storing or transmitting the modified encoded data file.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 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:

performing a homomorphic encoding operation; and performing a heteromorphic encoding operation.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the related encoded data file includes one or more of:

a related compressed data file;

and a related encrypted datafile.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of discrete entries.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 4 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.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of concatenated entries.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 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.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the requested manipulations concern one or more of:

a computation operation;

a search operation;

an append operation;

a splitting operation;

a joining operation; and

a concatenating operation.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the related encoded data file includes a recovery data set.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the related encoded data file requires less computational overhead than the unencoded data file.

11 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:

a computer program product and 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, wherein the unencoded data file is a dataset for use with a disaster recovery process;

mapping each of the plurality of file segments to a portion of a dictionary file, wherein the dictionary file includes a binary sequence of all possible combinations of a number having a defined bit length;

storing or transmitting a plurality of mappings that each include a starting location as a bit-wise offset within the dictionary file and a length as a number of bits within the dictionary file beginning from the starting location within the dictionary file;

generating a related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings;

storing or transmitting the related encoded data file;

receiving a request to manipulate the unencoded data file from the disaster recovery process; 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 without first decoding the related encoded data; and

storing or transmitting the modified encoded data file.

12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 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.

13 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein the related encoded data file includes one or more of:

a related compressed data file; and

a related encrypted data file.

14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of discrete entries.

15 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 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.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of concatenated entries.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 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.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein the requested manipulations concern one or more of:

a computation operation;

a search operation;

an append operation;

a splitting operation;

a joining operation; and

a concatenating operation.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein the related encoded data file includes a recovery data set.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein the related encoded data file requires less computational overhead than the unencoded data file.

21 . A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:

executing, via a processor and memory, operations comprising:

processing via the processor an unencoded data file to identify a plurality of file segments, wherein the unencoded data file is a dataset for use with a disaster recovery process;

mapping each of the plurality of file segments to a portion of a dictionary file, wherein the dictionary file includes a binary sequence of all possible combinations of a number having a defined bit length;

storing or transmitting a plurality of mappings that each include a starting location as a bit-wise offset within the dictionary file and a length as a number of bits within the dictionary file beginning from the starting location within the dictionary file;

generating a related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings;

storing or transmitting the related encoded data file;

receiving a request to manipulate the unencoded data file from the disaster recovery process; and

processing via the processor 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 without first decoding the related encoded data; and

storing or transmitting the modified encoded data file.

22 . The computing system of claim 21 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.

23 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein the related encoded data file includes one or more of:

a related compressed data file;

and a related encrypted datafile.

24 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of discrete entries.

25 . The computing system of claim 24 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.

26 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein the dictionary file includes a plurality of concatenated entries.

27 . The computing system of claim 26 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.

28 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein the requested manipulations concern one or more of:

a computation operation;

a search operation;

an append operation;

a splitting operation;

a joining operation; and

a concatenating operation.

29 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein the related encoded data file includes a recovery data set.

30 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein the related encoded data file requires less computational overhead than the unencoded data file.

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