Process server array for processing documents and document components and a method related thereto
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1. A process server array for a document management system comprising:
- a plurality of processors;
a queuing component for receiving document processing requests for managing a document stored in a document repository of the document management system and assigning each request to an available one of the plurality of processors; and
wherein each request comprises an instruction for processing components of the document by an available one of the plurality of processors.
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Abstract
A process server array comprising a plurality of process servers for a document management system. A user request to operate on documents or document components stored in a document repository of the document management system is provided to an available process server of the plurality of process servers. The available processor further decomposes files into constituent components to permit browsing, searching and retrieving of the components across files.
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14 Claims
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1. A process server array for a document management system comprising:
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a plurality of processors;
a queuing component for receiving document processing requests for managing a document stored in a document repository of the document management system and assigning each request to an available one of the plurality of processors; and
wherein each request comprises an instruction for processing components of the document by an available one of the plurality of processors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing information within a source file, comprising:
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importing the source file to a file repository;
initiating a request to decompose the source file into one or more components;
providing the request to a process server array comprising a plurality of process servers;
assigning the request to an available process server from the plurality of process servers;
by operation of the available process server, decomposing the source file into the one or more components; and
storing the one or more components to the file repository. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method for operating on a document stored in a document repository of a document management system, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to operate on the document;
assigning the request to an available process server from a plurality of process servers; and
by operation of the available process server, performing the request. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A computer program product for managing information within a file, the computer program comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code modules embodied in the medium for managing the information;
a computer readable first program code module for importing the source file to a file repository;
a computer readable second program code module for initiating a request to decompose the source file into one or more components;
a computer readable third program code module for providing the request to a process server array comprising a plurality of process servers;
a computer readable fourth program code module assigning the request to an available process server from the plurality of process servers; and
a computer readable fifth program code module operative at the available processor for decomposing the source file into one or more components; and
a computer readable sixth program code module for storing the one or more components to the file repository.
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