Method and apparatus for information delivery with archive containing metadata in predetermined language and semantics

• US 20030088573A1
• Filed: 03/20/2002
• Published: 05/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Stickler, Patrick
• Granted Patent: US 7,246,104 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99932 Access augmentation or optimizing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99936 Pattern matching access

Abstract

The present invention is related to an information delivery system that includes a storage device and a set of physical data objects holding content. The data objects are mapped by metadata held in an archive. The archive utilizes a predetermined language and semantics that may also be used in forming an external query for resolution by the archive. Such queries may be generated by software process such as agents under human or software control.

Claims

1. An information delivery system comprising:

a repository for a set of physical data objects;

an archive containing metadata defined in accordance with a predetermined language and semantics, said metadata including a mapping to at least one said data object; and

at least one agent operable to generate an information request utilizing said predetermined language and semantics for resolution by said archive,

wherein information is delivered to said at least one agent, said information including data mapped by said metadata.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the metadata is stored in a token format, said format utilizing an explicit, bound and ordinal set of values.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the agent is operable to generate a request utilizing said token format.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said at least one agents interact utilizing said predetermined language and semantics.

5. An information delivery server, the server connectable to at least one repository for a set of physical data objects, the server comprising an archive containing metadata defined in accordance with a predetermined language and semantics, said metadata including a mapping to at least one said data object, said server being operable to resolve an information request, said request being generated by an external agency in accordance with said predetermined language and semantics wherein information is delivered to said agency said information including data mapped by said metadata.

6. The server according to claim 5, wherein the server is connectable to at least one repository over a network.

7. The server according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of repositories are connected to said archive.

8. The server according to claim 5, wherein said agency is provided by an agent software process.

9. The server according to claim 5, wherein the metadata is stored in a token format, said format utilizing an explicit, bound and ordinal set of values.

10. The server according to claim 8, wherein the agent is operable to generate a request utilizing a token format.

11. The server according to claim 10, wherein a plurality of said agents interact utilizing said predetermined language and semantics.

12. A terminal for connection to a network including a repository for a set of physical data objects and an archive containing metadata defined in accordance with a predetermined language and semantics, said metadata including a mapping to at least one said data object, said terminal comprising an agent software process operable to generate an information request utilizing said predetermined language and semantics for resolution by said archive, wherein information is delivered to said agent software process, said information including data mapped by said metadata.

13. A method for information delivery comprising:

providing a repository of physical data objects containing information;

generating an archive containing metadata defined in accordance with a predetermined language and semantics, said metadata including a mapping to said data objects; and

generating a request utilizing said predetermined language and semantics, wherein said request is resolved by said archive to deliver said information.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising storing metadata in a token format as an explicit, bound and ordinal set of values.

15. An apparatus comprising a storage medium containing a computer program stored therein, the program when executed causing a processing device to perform:

providing a repository of physical data objects containing information;

generating an archive containing metadata defined in accordance with a predetermined language and semantics, said metadata including a mapping to said data objects; and

generating a request utilizing said predetermined language and semantics, wherein said request is resolved by said archive to deliver said information.

16. The program according to claim 15, the program when executed causing the processing device to further perform storing metadata in a token format as an explicit, bound and ordinal set of values.

17. A method of encoding electronic media comprising:

identifying a transmission protocol of said media within a first predefined set of protocols;

identifying said media encoding within a second predefined set of protocols; and

assigning a unique identity to said media in accordance with said identification steps.

18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising defining operations, behaviors and semantics for assigning said unique identity.

19. An apparatus comprising a storage medium containing a computer program stored therein, the program when executed causing a processing device to perform:

identifying a transmission protocol of said media within a first predefined set of protocols;

identifying said media encoding within a second predefined set of protocols; and

assigning a unique identity to said media in accordance with said identification steps.

20. The apparatus according to claim 19, the program when executed causing the processing device to further perform defining operations, behaviors and semantics for assigning said unique identity

21. An electronic media encoding system including a processor, the processor being operable to identify encoding and transmission protocols of electronic media received and to assign a unique identity to said media in accordance with said identification.

22. The system according to claim 21, wherein the processor is operable in accordance with predetermined operations, behaviors and semantics.