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System, method, and medium for retrieving, organizing, and utilizing networked data
Assignee: Leidos Inc
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Filing: 1998-07-22
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Granted: 2000-03-14
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Expires: 2018-07-22
Abstract
Abstract A networked catalog search, retrieval, and information correlation and matching system is disclosed. The system allows suppliers to publish information in electronic catalogs, structure the information in an object oriented representation distributed across a network of computers, for example, the Internet. The system also enables customers to search and retrieve information on products and suppliers which match dynamically specified customer requirements. Through retrieving compliant HTML pages, a search engine forwards retrieved pages to an object oriented database which sorts received information by the information's internal organization structure. By searching the information as stored in the knowledge base, a user may quickly retrieve the stored information as highly tailored to the user's search strategy. Also, additional tools operate on the stored information so as to, inter alia, organize design trades between selected elements where additional design and selection options are provided to each user. Further, the system supports product creation as formed of constituent parts. These products may then be used as parts to be formed into higher level products.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard R. Chipman
- 👤 Alan Mankofsky
- 👤 Harshavardhan M. Karandikar
- 👤 Gary Warren
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 23:24
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/30; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/953; G06F16/9535; G06F16/954
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 69
Claim 1
Independent Claim
40 words
A system for organizing information comprising: a data source storing data including organizational terms; a network connected to said data source; a portal connected to said network for retrieving the data from said data source based on said organizational terms.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
40 words
A system for organizing information comprising: a data source storing data including organizational terms; a network connected to said data source; a portal connected to said network for retrieving the data from said data source based on said organizational terms.
Claim 3
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18 words
The system according to claim 1, said portal further comprising a storage device for storing the retrieved data.
Claim 4
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13 words
The system according to claim 2, wherein the storage device includes a RAM.
Claim 5
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13 words
The system according to claim 2, wherein the storage device includes a ROM.
Claim 6
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14 words
The system according to claim 2, wherein the storage device includes a video display.
Claim 7
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30 words
The system according to claim 2, said portal further comprising: a retrieval device for retrieving the data from said data source and providing said retrieved data to said storage device.
Claim 8
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17 words
The system according to claim 6, wherein said retrieval device retrieves the data based on Boolean criteria.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system according to claim 6, wherein said portal further comprises: an organizational manager for organizing the data based on the organizational terms, said organizational manager receiving said data from said storage device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system according to claim 8, wherein said organizational manager organizes said data based on a previously stored ontology of the organizational terms.
Claim 11
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The system according to claim 8, wherein said organizational manager dynamically organizes said data based an ontology developed from the received organizational terms.
Claim 12
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The system according to claim 1, wherein the organizational terms include at least one descriptor.
Claim 13
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The system according to claim 11, wherein the descriptor includes a class identifier.
Claim 14
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The system according to claim 11, wherein the descriptor includes an attribute identifier.
Claim 15
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The system according to claim 11, wherein the descriptor includes a method identifier.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
50 words
A system for organizing information comprising: a data source storing data including organizational terms; a network connected to said data source; a portal connected to said network for retrieving the data from said data source and for categorizing the retrieved data, wherein said categorizing is based on said organizational terms.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
50 words
A system for organizing information comprising: a data source storing data including organizational terms; a network connected to said data source; a portal connected to said network for retrieving the data from said data source and for categorizing the retrieved data, wherein said categorizing is based on said organizational terms.
Claim 18
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The system according to claim 15, further comprising a storage device for storing the categorized data.
Claim 19
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The system according to claim 16, wherein the storage device includes a RAM.
Claim 20
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The system according to claim 16, wherein the storage device includes a ROM.
Claim 21
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The system according to claim 16, wherein the storage device includes a video display.
Claim 22
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The system according to claim 16, wherein said portal further comprises: an extraction device for extracting the categorized data from said storage device.
Claim 23
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The system according to claim 15, wherein said portal further comprises: an extraction device for extracting the categorized data from a storage device, wherein said extraction device extracts the categorized data based on Boolean search criteria.
Claim 24
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The system according to claim 15, wherein said portal further comprises: an extraction device for extracting the categorized data from a storage device, wherein said extraction device extracts the categorized data based on hierarchical search criteria.
Claim 25
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The system according to claim 15, wherein said portal further comprises: an extraction device for extracting the categorized data from a storage device, wherein said extraction device extracts the categorized data based on parametric search criteria.
Claim 26
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The system according to claim 20, wherein said storage device stores said data in at least one of class, method, and attribute criteria.
Claim 27
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The system according to claim 20, wherein said storage device receives said data from a reverse index database.
Claim 28
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The system according to claim 20, further comprising: an organizational manager for organizing said data based on a previously stored ontology of the organizational terms for storage in said storage device.
Claim 29
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The system according to claim 20, further comprising: an organizational manager for dynamically organizing said data based an ontology developed from the received organizational terms.
Claim 30
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The system according to claim 15, wherein the organizational terms include at least one descriptor.
Claim 31
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The system according to claim 28, wherein the descriptor includes a class identifier.
Claim 32
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The system according to claim 28, wherein the descriptor includes an attribute identifier.
Claim 33
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The system according to claim 28, wherein the descriptor includes a method identifier.
Claim 34
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The system according to claim 2, wherein said storage device includes a fixed disk drive.
Claim 35
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The system according to claim 16, wherein said storage device includes a fixed disk drive.
Claim 36
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A method for organizing information comprising the steps of storing at a remote location data including organizational terms; scanning said remote location for the existence of the organizational terms; retrieving from said remote location the data as based on said organizational terms.
Claim 37
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A method for organizing information comprising the steps of storing at a remote location data including organizational terms; scanning said remote location for the existence of the organizational terms; retrieving from said remote location the data as based on said organizational terms.
Claim 38
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The method according to claim 34, further including the steps of: categorizing the retrieved data, and storing the categorized data.
Claim 39
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The method according to claim 34, wherein said retrieval step retrieves the data as based on Boolean criteria.
Claim 40
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The method according to claim 34, wherein said categorizing step further includes the step of: organizing the received data based on the organizational terms.
Claim 41
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The method according to claim 37, wherein said organizing step organizes said data based on a previously stored ontology of the organizational terms.
Claim 42
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23 words
The method according to claim 37, wherein said organizing step dynamically organizes said data based an ontology developed from the received organizational terms.
Claim 43
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The method according to claim 34, wherein the organizational terms include at least one descriptor.
Claim 44
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The method according to claim 34, wherein the descriptor includes a class identifier.
Claim 45
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The system according to claim 34, wherein the descriptor includes an attribute identifier.
Claim 46
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The system according to claim 34, wherein the descriptor includes a method identifier.
Claim 47
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A method for organizing information comprising the steps of: storing data including organizational terms at a remote location; retrieving from said remote location the data; and, categorizing the retrieved data, wherein said categorizing is based on said organizational terms.
Claim 48
Independent Claim
39 words
A method for organizing information comprising the steps of: storing data including organizational terms at a remote location; retrieving from said remote location the data; and, categorizing the retrieved data, wherein said categorizing is based on said organizational terms.
Claim 49
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The method according to claim 44, further comprising the step of: storing the categorized data in a storage device.
Claim 50
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The method according to claim 45, further comprising the step of: extracting the categorized data from said storage device.
Claim 51
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The method according to claim 46, wherein said storing step receives said data from a reverse index database.
Claim 52
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The method according to claim 46, further comprising the step of: organizing said data based on a previously stored ontology of the organizational terms for storage in said storage device.
Claim 53
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The method according to claim 46, further comprising the step of: dynamically organizing said data based an ontology developed from the received organizational terms.
Claim 54
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The method according to claim 45, further comprising the step of: extracting the categorized data from said storage device based on Boolean search criteria.
Claim 55
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The method according to claim 45, further comprising the step of: extracting the categorized data from said storage device based on hierarchical search criteria.
Claim 56
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The method according to claim 45, further comprising the step of: extracting the categorized data from said storage device based on parametric search criteria.
Claim 57
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The method according to claim 45, wherein said storing step stores said data in at least one of class, method, and attribute criteria.
Claim 58
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The method according to claim 44, wherein the organizational terms include at least one descriptor.
Claim 59
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The method according to claim 54, wherein the descriptor includes a class identifier.
Claim 60
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The method according to claim 54, wherein the descriptor includes an attribute identifier.
Claim 61
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The method according to claim 54, wherein the descriptor includes a method identifier.
Claim 62
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A system for organizing data retrievable over a network from a data source, said system comprising: a portal connected to said network for retrieving the data with organizational terms from said data source based on said organizational terms; and, a storage device for storing said data.
Claim 63
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46 words
A system for organizing data retrievable over a network from a data source, said system comprising: a portal connected to said network for retrieving the data with organizational terms from said data source based on said organizational terms; and, a storage device for storing said data.
Claim 64
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A system for organizing data retrievable over a network from a data source, said system comprising: a portal connected to said network for retrieving the data from said data source and for categorizing the retrieved data, wherein said categorizing is based on organizational terms associated with the data; and, a storage device for storing the categorized data.
Claim 65
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57 words
A system for organizing data retrievable over a network from a data source, said system comprising: a portal connected to said network for retrieving the data from said data source and for categorizing the retrieved data, wherein said categorizing is based on organizational terms associated with the data; and, a storage device for storing the categorized data.
Claim 66
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34 words
A method for organizing data retrievable over a network from a data source, said method comprising the step of: retrieving the data with organizational terms from said data source based on said organizational terms.
Claim 67
Independent Claim
34 words
A method for organizing data retrievable over a network from a data source, said method comprising the step of: retrieving the data with organizational terms from said data source based on said organizational terms.
Claim 68
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43 words
A method for organizing information retrievable over a network from a data source, said method comprising the steps of: retrieving the data with organizational terms from said data source; and, categorizing the retrieved data, wherein said categorizing is based on said organizational terms.
Claim 69
Independent Claim
43 words
A method for organizing information retrievable over a network from a data source, said method comprising the steps of: retrieving the data with organizational terms from said data source; and, categorizing the retrieved data, wherein said categorizing is based on said organizational terms.
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