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Combining search criteria to form a single search and saving search results for additional searches in a document interchange system
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1992-02-10
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Granted: 1993-06-22
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Expires: 2012-02-10
Abstract
Abstract A method of saving a search criteria and search results of a document search in a document interchange system having a plurality of shared libraries. The search criteria is stored in a Search Criteria Document appropriately encoded for the document interchange management system. The search results are saved in a Search Result Document. This Search Result Document may be reused or stored in another document such as a folder.
Inventors
- 👤 Diana S. Wang
- 👤 Francis J. Kastelic
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 21:55
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/93; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
A method of forming a single search criteria for locating a library object stored in one of a plurality of shared libraries by a library server in a document interchange management system, said library object existing as a first folder document containing a plurality of related documents in said shared libraries, said method comprising: specifying at least one of said plurality of shared libraries by a user at said library server in said document interchange management system to be searched by said library server for said library object; identifying said first folder document to be located by said user at said library in said document interchange management system by said library server; combining said one of said plurality of shared libraries and said first folder document into said single search criteria and executing said single search criteria by said library server in said plurality of shared libraries to locate said first folder document and said plurality of related documents and storing the search results in a second folder document; and storing said single search criteria in a third folder document by said library server for use in additional searching of said shared libraries.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
193 words
A method of forming a single search criteria for locating a library object stored in one of a plurality of shared libraries by a library server in a document interchange management system, said library object existing as a first folder document containing a plurality of related documents in said shared libraries, said method comprising: specifying at least one of said plurality of shared libraries by a user at said library server in said document interchange management system to be searched by said library server for said library object; identifying said first folder document to be located by said user at said library in said document interchange management system by said library server; combining said one of said plurality of shared libraries and said first folder document into said single search criteria and executing said single search criteria by said library server in said plurality of shared libraries to locate said first folder document and said plurality of related documents and storing the search results in a second folder document; and storing said single search criteria in a third folder document by said library server for use in additional searching of said shared libraries.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
A method of forming a single search criteria for locating a library object stored in one of a plurality of shared libraries as recited in claim 1, wherein said identifying step further comprise: identifying in said single search criteria an object filter for selecting said library object by said library server, said object filter having a predicate, object identifier and at least one parameter identifier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method of forming a single search criteria for locating a library object stored in one of a plurality of shared libraries as recited in claim 2, wherein said parameter identifier contains data found within said library object.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
198 words
A method implemented in a document interchange management system of saving a single search criteria used in locating a document stored in one of a plurality of shared libraries by a library server, said document existing as one of a plurality of related documents within a folder document, said method comprising: providing a first phrase by a user at said library server specifying at least one of a plurality of shared libraries in said document interchange management system to be searched for said document; providing a second phrase by said user at said library server specifying said folder document to be located in said plurality of shared libraries; providing a third phrase by said user at said library server specifying a depth to search within said folder for said document within said plurality of related documents; combining said first, second and third phrase at said library server to form said single search criteria and executing said single search criteria at said plurality of shared libraries to locate said document within said folder; and saving said search result by said library server for use in additional searching at the shared library where said document and said folder are located.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
198 words
A method implemented in a document interchange management system of saving a single search criteria used in locating a document stored in one of a plurality of shared libraries by a library server, said document existing as one of a plurality of related documents within a folder document, said method comprising: providing a first phrase by a user at said library server specifying at least one of a plurality of shared libraries in said document interchange management system to be searched for said document; providing a second phrase by said user at said library server specifying said folder document to be located in said plurality of shared libraries; providing a third phrase by said user at said library server specifying a depth to search within said folder for said document within said plurality of related documents; combining said first, second and third phrase at said library server to form said single search criteria and executing said single search criteria at said plurality of shared libraries to locate said document within said folder; and saving said search result by said library server for use in additional searching at the shared library where said document and said folder are located.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method implemented in a document interchange management system of saving a search criteria as recited in claim 4, wherein said search result and said single search criteria are saved together by said file server in a second folder.
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