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Method for association of heterogeneous information
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1994-06-21
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Granted: 1998-04-28
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Expires: 2014-06-21
Abstract
Abstract A coherent method for the creating, capturing, and retrieving of ideas, concepts, data, and/or multi-media information The system establishes a framework in which knowledge can be represented. The system is a computer-based system which utilizes multimedia, databases, and mass storage to implement this framework. It has an architecture and an open-ended-set of functional elements that combine to support knowledge processing. Knowledge is created by uniquely identifying and interrelating heterogeneous datasets located locally on a user's workstation or dispersed across computer networks. By uniquely identifying and storing the created interrelationships, the datasets themselves need not be locally stored. Datasets may therefore be located, interrelated and accessed across computer networks. In addition, an almost unlimited number of relationships can be created and stored as knowledge to be selectively filtered and collected by the end user.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald E. Bingham
- 👤 Harry R. Campbell
- 👤 Michael J. Dockter
- 👤 Joel F. Farber
- 👤 Kevin D. Seppi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:00
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/40; G06F16/90; G06F16/93; G06F16/94; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 47
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
A computerized system for creating an interrelationship between a plurality of local and/or remote-computer-coded datasets, comprising any of text, audio, video, images, database entries or combinations thereof, for use in developing knowledge comprising: a. a globally unique identifier, b. means incorporating said identifier to uniquely identify at least a first and second dataset from said plurality of computer-coded datasets, c. means for storing said unique identifiers in memory, d. means for interrelating said at least first and second datasets to include a connection between said first and second datasets and one or more attributes describing said connection, e. means incorporating said identifier for uniquely identifying both said connection and said one or more attributes, f. means for storing said connection and attribute(s) identifiers, g. means for repeatedly creating said interrelationships by invoking a-d for a plurality of datasets, h. data accessing means for storing and retrieving a canonical form of said at least first and second datasets, i. interface means for providing to a user of said system a list of prioritized linked datasets based on a profile related to said user or said datasets, and wherein said list is developed based on said created interrelationships as they relate to said profile.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
202 words
A computerized system for creating an interrelationship between a plurality of local and/or remote-computer-coded datasets, comprising any of text, audio, video, images, database entries or combinations thereof, for use in developing knowledge comprising: a. a globally unique identifier, b. means incorporating said identifier to uniquely identify at least a first and second dataset from said plurality of computer-coded datasets, c. means for storing said unique identifiers in memory, d. means for interrelating said at least first and second datasets to include a connection between said first and second datasets and one or more attributes describing said connection, e. means incorporating said identifier for uniquely identifying both said connection and said one or more attributes, f. means for storing said connection and attribute(s) identifiers, g. means for repeatedly creating said interrelationships by invoking a-d for a plurality of datasets, h. data accessing means for storing and retrieving a canonical form of said at least first and second datasets, i. interface means for providing to a user of said system a list of prioritized linked datasets based on a profile related to said user or said datasets, and wherein said list is developed based on said created interrelationships as they relate to said profile.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A computerized system as per claim 1, wherein said system stores a plurality of interrelationships for at least said first and second datasets.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A computerized system as per claim 2, wherein said interrelationships are created by the user based on one or more subjective criteria.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A computerized system as per claim 2, wherein said interrelationships are created automatically based on one or more predetermined criteria.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A computerized system as per claim 2, wherein said interrelationships are created automatically based on one or more heuristic criteria.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A computerized system as per claim 1, wherein said interrelating of datasets is independent of dataset type.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A computerized system as per claim 1, wherein said means for storing identifiers is remote/local.
Claim 9
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A computerized system as per claim 7, wherein said identifiers are accessible by networks.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A computerized system as per claim 1, wherein said means for storing interrelationships is remote/local.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A computerized system as per claim 9, wherein said means for storing interrelationships is accessible by networks.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
104 words
A computerized method for the creation of associations between heterogeneous datasets comprising: a. uniquely identifying at least a first and second dataset from said heterogeneous datasets; b. storing said unique identifiers in memory; c. identifying a relationship between said at least first and second datasets; d. uniquely identifying and storing said relationship; e. repeatedly creating said relationships by invoking a-d for a plurality of datasets; storing and retrieving a canonical form of said at least first and second datasets, and developing a list of prioritized linked datasets based on matching and sorting said relationships created in coaction with one or more user reflective criteria.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
104 words
A computerized method for the creation of associations between heterogeneous datasets comprising: a. uniquely identifying at least a first and second dataset from said heterogeneous datasets; b. storing said unique identifiers in memory; c. identifying a relationship between said at least first and second datasets; d. uniquely identifying and storing said relationship; e. repeatedly creating said relationships by invoking a-d for a plurality of datasets; storing and retrieving a canonical form of said at least first and second datasets, and developing a list of prioritized linked datasets based on matching and sorting said relationships created in coaction with one or more user reflective criteria.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A computerized method as per claim 11, wherein said datasets are located within a users workstation and/or are remote from said workstation.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
A computerized method as per claim 12, wherein said datasets located remote from said workstation are accessible through computer networks.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
A computerized method as per claim 11, further comprising storing a plurality of relationships for at least said first and second datasets.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
A computerized method as per claim 14, wherein said relationships are created by the user based on one or more subjective criteria.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A computerized method as per claim 14, wherein said relationships are created automatically based on one or more predetermined criteria.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A computerized method as per claim 14, wherein said relationships are created automatically based on one or more heuristic criteria.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
A computerized method as per claim 11, wherein said datasets may be of differing types.
Claim 21
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A computerized method as per claim 18, wherein said dataset types may include at least any of the group comprised of: text data, video, audio, database entries, images.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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A computerized method as per claim 11, wherein said identification of a relationship between datasets is independent of dataset type.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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A computerized system as per claim 11, wherein said means for storing identifiers is remote/local.
Claim 24
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A computerized system as per claim 21, wherein said identifiers are accessible by network.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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A computerized system as per claim 11, wherein said means for storing relationships is remote/local.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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A computerized system as per claim 23, wherein said means for storing relationships is accessible by networks.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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A computerized method for the association of heterogeneous datasets dispersed across computer networks comprising: a. uniquely identifying at least a first and second dataset from said heterogeneous datasets; b. storing said unique identifiers in memory; c. identifying a relationship between said at least first and second datasets; d. uniquely identifying and storing said relationship; e. storing a description of said relationship, and f. repeatedly creating said relationships by invoking a-e for a plurality of said datasets dispersed across networks.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
79 words
A computerized method for the association of heterogeneous datasets dispersed across computer networks comprising: a. uniquely identifying at least a first and second dataset from said heterogeneous datasets; b. storing said unique identifiers in memory; c. identifying a relationship between said at least first and second datasets; d. uniquely identifying and storing said relationship; e. storing a description of said relationship, and f. repeatedly creating said relationships by invoking a-e for a plurality of said datasets dispersed across networks.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A computerized method as per claim 25, further comprising the step of developing a list of prioritized linked datasets based on matching and sorting said relationships created.
Claim 30
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A computerized method as per claim 26, wherein said prioritized linked datasets are developed using one or more selected criteria.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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A computerized method as per claim 26, further comprising the steps of selecting datasets from said list of prioritized linked datasets and retrieving said selected datasets by accessing a generic form and its corresponding datatype.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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A computerized method as per claim 25, further comprising storing a plurality of relationships for at least said first and second datasets.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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A computerized method as per claim 25, wherein said relationships are created by a user based on one or more subjective criteria.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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A computerized method as per claim 25, wherein said relationships are created automatically based on one or more predetermined criteria.
Claim 35
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A computerized method as per claim 25, wherein said relationships are created automatically based on one or more heuristic criteria.
Claim 36
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A computerized method as per claim 25, wherein said datasets may be of differing types.
Claim 37
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A computerized method as per claim 33, wherein said dataset types may include at least any of the group comprised of: text data, video, audio, database entries, images.
Claim 38
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A computerized method as per claim 25, wherein said identification of a relationship between datasets is independent of dataset type.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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A computerized method as per claim 25, wherein said description of said relationship is independent of datatypes of said first and second datasets.
Claim 40
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A computerized system as per claim 25, wherein said datasets are located within the system and/or remote from the system.
Claim 41
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A computerized system as per claim 37, wherein said datasets located remote from the system are accessible through computer networks.
Claim 42
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A computerized system as per claim 25, wherein said means for storing identifiers is remote/local.
Claim 43
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A computerized system as per claim 39, wherein said identifiers are accessible by network.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
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A computerized system as per claim 25, wherein said means for storing relationships is remote/local.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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A computerized system as per claim 41, wherein said means for storing relationships is accessible by networks.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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A computerized method as per claim 25, wherein said description is remote/local.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
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A computerized method as per claim 43, wherein said description is accessible by network.
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