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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 25, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Shaun E. Harrington, Sahuarita, AZ (US);

Benjamin K. Rawlins, Tucson, AZ (US);

Ezra E. Hartz, Saddlebrook, AZ (US);

Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Guadalajara, MX;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/00 (2019.01); G06F 16/28 (2019.01); G06F 16/215 (2019.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/285 (2019.01); G06F 16/215 (2019.01); G06F 16/2365 (2019.01);
Abstract

In one general embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes determining attributes of a plurality of objects in an object-based storage environment, grouping the objects into clusters based on similarities of the attributes using a clustering algorithm, storing indication of which objects are in which clusters, detecting occurrence of a trigger event associated with an object, determining to which cluster the object belongs using the clustering algorithm in response to detecting the trigger event, and performing a deduplication process for the object against other objects in the cluster to which the object belongs. In another general embodiment, a computer program product includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se. The program instructions are readable and/or executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform the foregoing method.


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