公开(公告)号：US10380214B1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-13

申请号：US16236374

申请日：2018-12-29

Applicant: SAS Institute Inc.

Inventor： Nancy Anne Rausch ,  Christopher L. Replogle, III ,  Elizabeth Jane McIntosh

IPC: G06F16/20 ,  G06F16/9538 ,  G06F16/28 ,  G06F16/2457 ,  G06F16/2452 ,  G06F16/26 ,  G06F21/62 ,  G06F16/22 ,  G06F16/21 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor to: receive multiple normalized metadata portions based on metadata portions originating from vendor devices storing data sets of a distributed online library system; compare the multiple pieces of information between pairs of normalized metadata portions to identify at least one pair of identical portions of data; analyze the pieces of information of normalized metadata portions corresponding to an identified pair of identical portions of data to determine if there is a dependency relationship between each portion of data of the pair and another identical portion of data stored within another device; and in response to there being such a pair of dependency relationships, generate a visualization that includes a combination of graphical elements depicting the pair of dependency relationships, and transmit the visualization to the client device to enable a visual presentation of the visualization.