Collection content classifier
First Claim
1. A collection content classifier process for producing classification information for collections, to be performed on or with the aid of a programmable device, comprising the following steps:
- (a) determining collection membership information for a collection being processed, and (b) making said collection membership information available for use by software programs, thereby providing a solution to the collection content membership problem, and thereby enabling application programs to determine collection membership information in an automated, scalable way that was not previously available.
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Abstract
Collection content classifiers classify computer files and other collection content in accordance with predetermined classification specifications. In operation, collection content classifiers dynamically discover collection content members, assign data types to content members, associate symbolic actions with content members, determine processing dependencies among content members, and return organized classification information to calling programs for subsequent use in processing content members. Collection content classifiers thereby improve the productivity of human knowledge workers by enabling the construction of smart, collection-aware application programs that can perform more extensive, more complex, and more automated collection processing operations than were previously possible.
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24 Claims
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1. A collection content classifier process for producing classification information for collections, to be performed on or with the aid of a programmable device, comprising the following steps:
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(a) determining collection membership information for a collection being processed, and (b) making said collection membership information available for use by software programs, thereby providing a solution to the collection content membership problem, and thereby enabling application programs to determine collection membership information in an automated, scalable way that was not previously available. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A programmable collection content classifier device for producing classification information for collections, whose actions are directed by software executing a process comprising the following steps:
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(a) determining collection membership information for a collection being processed, and (b) making said collection membership information available for use by software programs, thereby providing a solution to the collection content membership problem, and thereby enabling application programs to determine collection membership information in an automated, scalable way that was not previously available. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable memory, encoded with data representing a collection content classifier computer program that can be used to direct a computer when used by the computer, comprising:
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(a) means for determining collection membership information for a collection being processed, and (b) means for making said collection membership information available for use by software programs, thereby providing a solution to the collection content membership problem, and thereby enabling application programs to determine collection membership information in an automated, scalable way that was not previously available. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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