Retrieving information items from a data storage
First Claim
1. Method of retrieving a plurality of information items from a data storage, the method comprising:
- submitting a request to the data storage, the request comprising a general classification;
retrieving the plurality of information items of which at least a predefined amount of the plurality of information items complies with the general classification, the general classification defining a first class, and the plurality of information items are elements of a second class and there exists a relation between the first and second class.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of retrieving a plurality of information items from a data storage, the method comprising: submitting a request to the data storage, the request comprising a general classification; retrieving the plurality of information items of which at least a predefined amount of the plurality of information items complies with the general classification and wherein the general classification defines a first class and the plurality of information items are elements of a second class and there exists a subsumption relation between the first and second class. The invention further relates to a system (300) for retrieving a plurality of information items from a data storage, the system comprising: submitting means (306) conceived to submit a request to the data storage, the request comprising a general classification; classification means (312) conceived to define a first class and a second class, wherein the general classification defines the first class, and wherein the plurality of information items are elements of the second class and there exists a subsumption relation between the first and second class; retrieving means (308) conceived to retrieve the plurality of information items of which at least a predefined amount of the plurality of information items complies with the general classification.
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13 Claims
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1. Method of retrieving a plurality of information items from a data storage, the method comprising:
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submitting a request to the data storage, the request comprising a general classification;
retrieving the plurality of information items of which at least a predefined amount of the plurality of information items complies with the general classification, the general classification defining a first class, and the plurality of information items are elements of a second class and there exists a relation between the first and second class. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. System (300) for retrieving a plurality of information items, the system comprising:
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a data storage; and
a programmable processor configured to;
submit a request to the data storage, the request comprising a general classification;
define a first class and a second class, wherein the general classification defines the first class, and wherein the plurality of information items are elements of the second class and there exists a relation between the first and second class; and
retrieve the plurality of information items of which at least a predefined amount of the plurality of information items complies with the general classification. - View Dependent Claims (10, 13)
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11. Computer program stored on a computer readable medium, the computer program, when executed, comprises:
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submitting a request to a data storage, the request comprising a general classification;
retrieving a plurality of information items of which at least a predefined amount of the plurality of information items complies with the general classification, the general classification defining a first class, and the plurality of information items are elements of a second class and there is a relation between the first and second class.
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