Automated system and methods for collecting data
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1. A method for automatically collecting data relating to information resources in a computerized environment, said method comprising:
- a step for examining information resources in the computerized environment;
a step for collecting data regarding said information resources as said information resources are examined; and
a step for organizing said collected data, whereby said method operates in the background of the computerized environment without the need for user intervention.
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Abstract
A system for providing automatically collecting data relating to information resources in a computerized environment. The system in a descriptive embodiment, the system collects data regarding the information in the storage device. The system examines the information resources, both as it is developed and prior to the installation of the system. Data is extracted and organized. Explicit and inferred relationships are determined about the information resources.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for automatically collecting data relating to information resources in a computerized environment, said method comprising:
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a step for examining information resources in the computerized environment;
a step for collecting data regarding said information resources as said information resources are examined; and
a step for organizing said collected data, whereby said method operates in the background of the computerized environment without the need for user intervention. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for automatically collecting data relating to information resources in a computerized environment, said method comprising:
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a step for examining information resources in the computerized environment;
a step for determining relationships between said information resources;
a step for collecting data regarding said information resources as said information resources are examined; and
a step for organizing said collected data, whereby said method operates in the background of the computerized environment without the need for user intervention. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for automatically collecting data relating to information resources in a computerized environment, said system comprising:
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means for examining information resources in the computerized environment;
means for extracting data regarding said information resources as said information resources are examined; and
means for organizing said extracted data, whereby said system operates in the background of the computerized environment without the need for user intervention. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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13. The system of claim 13 wherein said system includes:
means for examining information resources as said information resources are generated.
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