Kilian M Pohl

US Patent:

20120330901, Dec 27, 2012

Filed:

Sep 5, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/604157

Inventors:

Varun Bhagwan - San Jose CA, US
Tyrone W. A. Grandison - San Jose CA, US
Daniel F. Gruhl - San Jose CA, US
Kilian M. Pohl - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707690, 707E17005

Abstract:

Methods and systems for validating ingested data are disclosed. In accordance with the methods and systems, data elements can be received for storage in slots of an individual descriptor in a storage medium. In addition, at least one validation test can be selected based on a weighting of the data elements that indicates a respective degree of importance of the data elements. The selected validation test or tests can be applied to the data elements stored in the slots to generate respective validation results. Further, a validation score indicating a sufficiency of the stored data elements can be generated based on the validation results.

US Patent:

20120197848, Aug 2, 2012

Filed:

Jan 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/016407

Inventors:

Varun Bhagwan - San Jose CA, US
Tyrone W. A. Grandison - San Jose CA, US
Daniel F. Gruhl - San Jose CA, US
Kilian M. Pohl - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707687, 707E17007

Abstract:

Methods and systems for validating ingested data are disclosed. In accordance with the methods and systems, data elements can be received for storage in slots of an individual descriptor in a storage medium. In addition, at least one validation test can be selected based on a weighting of the data elements that indicates a respective degree of importance of the data elements. The selected validation test or tests can be applied to the data elements stored in the slots to generate respective validation results. Further, a validation score indicating a sufficiency of the stored data elements can be generated based on the validation results.