Method and system for context-oriented association of unstructured content with the result of a structured database query
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1. A method of retrieving relevant unstructured data based on a result of a relational query on a structured database, said method comprising:
- retrieving a context from said structured database by said relational query;
analyzing the retrieved context from said structured database;
identifying an additional relevant term for a query on an unstructured database according to a result of said analyzing; and
retrieving a desired data from said unstructured database according to a search with said additional relevant term.
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Abstract
A method, system, and program storage device for implementing the method of retrieving relevant unstructured data based on a result of a relational query on a structured database, wherein the method comprises retrieving a context from the structured database by the relational query; analyzing the retrieved context from the structured database; identifying an additional relevant term for a query on an unstructured database according to a result of the analyzing; and retrieving a desired data from the unstructured database according to a search with the additional relevant term.
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1. A method of retrieving relevant unstructured data based on a result of a relational query on a structured database, said method comprising:
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retrieving a context from said structured database by said relational query;
analyzing the retrieved context from said structured database;
identifying an additional relevant term for a query on an unstructured database according to a result of said analyzing; and
retrieving a desired data from said unstructured database according to a search with said additional relevant term. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of integrating relevant unstructured data based on a result of a relational query on a structured database, said method comprising:
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receiving a query;
augmenting said query by identifying a set of relevant keywords as a query context based on metadata information supplied by said structured database;
generating a query result based on the augmented query;
sending said query context to a search engine;
said search engine retrieving relevant documents of said query context from an unstructured database; and
consolidating said relevant documents with said query result.
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12. A program storage device readable by computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by said computer to perform a method of retrieving relevant unstructured data based on a result of a relational query on a structured database, said method comprising:
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retrieving a context from said structured database by said relational query;
analyzing the retrieved context from said structured database;
identifying an additional relevant term for a query on an unstructured database according to a result of said analyzing; and
retrieving a desired data from said unstructured database according to a search with said additional relevant term. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for retrieving relevant unstructured data based on a result of a relational query on a structured database, said system comprising:
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means for retrieving a context from said structured database by said relational query;
means for analyzing the retrieved context from said structured database;
means for identifying an additional relevant term for a query on an unstructured database according to a result of said analyzing; and
means for retrieving a desired data from said unstructured database according to a search with said additional relevant term. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for integrating relevant unstructured data based on a result of a relational query on a structured database, said system comprising:
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a user interface;
a data broker adapted to manage an integration of structured and unstructured data, said data broker comprising;
a query handler adapted to receive a query from said user interface and to send a query result and relevant documents based on said query result to said user interface; and
a context handler adapted to receive a query from said query handler and to send said query result and a query context to said query handler;
a structured data management system adapted to receive an augmented query from said context handler;
an unstructured content management system; and
a search engine coupled to said unstructured content management system, wherein said search engine is adapted to receive said query context and directives from said query handler and to send relevant documents based on said query result to said query handler. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for integrating relevant unstructured data based on a result of a relational query on a structured database, said system comprising:
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means for receiving a query;
means for augmenting said query by identifying a set of relevant keywords as a query context based on metadata information supplied by said structured database;
means for generating a query result based on the augmented query;
means for sending said query context to a search engine;
means for said search engine to retrieve relevant documents of said query context from an unstructured database; and
means for consolidating said relevant documents with said query result.
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