Scalable computing system for managing annotations
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1. A computing system for managing annotations, the computing system comprising:
- a tier III server to store data for the annotations;
a tier II server to maintain an index of the data for the annotations stored on the tier III server; and
a tier I server to determine if a content source has data indexed by the tier II server.
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Abstract
A scalable computing system for managing annotations is capable of handling requests for annotations to millions of documents a day. The computing system consists of multiple tiers of servers. A tier I server indicates whether there are annotations associated with a content source. A tier II server indexes the annotations. A tier III server stores the body of the annotation.
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20 Claims
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1. A computing system for managing annotations, the computing system comprising:
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a tier III server to store data for the annotations;
a tier II server to maintain an index of the data for the annotations stored on the tier III server; and
a tier I server to determine if a content source has data indexed by the tier II server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computerized method of posting an annotation, the method comprising:
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sending an annotation post from a client to a tier III server;
storing a portion of the annotation on the tier III server;
sending a second portion of the annotation from the tier III server to a tier II server;
storing the second portion of the annotation on the tier II server;
sending association information from the tier II server to a tier I server; and
storing the association information on the tier I server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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