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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2008
Bernadette A. Carter, Cary, NC (US);
Belinda Y. Chang, Cary, NC (US);
Fuyi LI, Sudbury, MA (US);
Pamela A. Nesbitt, Tampa, FL (US);
Lisa A. Seacat, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bernadette A. Carter, Cary, NC (US);
Belinda Y. Chang, Cary, NC (US);
Fuyi Li, Sudbury, MA (US);
Pamela A. Nesbitt, Tampa, FL (US);
Lisa A. Seacat, San Francisco, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system manage one or more tags for an item. The tags reside in a datastore. The method and system include associating the tag with at least one expiration condition and determining whether the at least one expiration condition has been met. If the expiration condition(s) have been met, then corrective action is taken for the tag while retaining the at least one item.