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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Matthew A. Wormley, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
John L. Farmer, Santa Maria, CA (US);
Matthew A. Wormley, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
John L. Farmer, Santa Maria, CA (US);
Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Instead of using a separate database to store meta-data for computer files, the file system itself is used to store the meta-data associated with computer files and meta-data index files that allow searches to be performed quickly on meta-data values. The meta-data index files may store the filenames of computer files having a particular meta-data value. The filenames stored within the meta-data index file may also be sorted according to another meta-data type in order provide additional information. When adding a new computer file to a particular meta-data index file, that computer file may be added to a meta-data index appendix file that is not sorted. Periodically, the meta-data index appendix file will be integrated into the main meta-data index file. This may occur when the meta-data index appendix file reaches a particular size.