Method and Apparatus for Implementing a Semantic Environment Including Multi-Search Term Storage and Retrieval of Data and Content

• US 20070255732A1
• Filed: 04/27/2006
• Published: 11/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Amiga, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Amiga, Inc.
• Inventors: Moss, Barrie
• Application Number:
  US11/380,636
• Publication Number:
  US 20070255732A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90 Details of database functions independent of the retrieved data types

Abstract

A method for finding the data on whatever system it is stored. The method stores descriptions of each piece of data in a manner. Users, for example, use more that one term to describe the data. Data retrieval is then facilitated such that the user can find stored data by means of a search function utilizing the stored descriptions.

Claims

1. A method, comprising the steps of:

identifying an entity comprising a resource;

assigning a token to the entity;

associating at least one meaning to tokens; and

placing the token in at least one organizational structure.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of associating, comprises:

building token sets;

building descriptor value sets; and

removing duplicates from the token and descriptor value sets.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of associating comprises creating an explicit association.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of pacing the token in at least one organizational structure comprises,

retrieving descriptor properties;

and

building at least one vocabulary using the descriptor properties.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising the step of building a Catalog from instance of the at least one vocabulary.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of searching the organizational structure to identify a token corresponding to a desired asset.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the step of search comprises identifying descriptors in a vocabulary that match descriptors of the desired asset.

8. A device, comprising:

means for establishing token representations of assets on a device;

means for cataloging the token representations;

means for associating descriptive identifiers of the tokenized assets with the cataloged token representations; and

vocabulary means for identifying a desired one of the tokenized cataloged assets.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein said assets comprise computer readable datafiles corresponding to at least one of photographs, music, and videos.

10. The device according to claim 8, wherein said assets comprise computer executable program files corresponding to at least one of games, entertainment packs, and/or players for any of photographs, music, and videos.

11. The device according to claim 8, wherein the means for establishing, means for cataloging, means for associating, and vocabulary means are embodied in a platform independent operating system capable of running on portable devices.

12. The device according to claim 8, further comprising communication means for transmitting vocabulary based searches across a network to a central catalog device for identifying an asset or assets matching the vocabulary based searches on other devices located or accessible via the network.

13. The device according to claim 12, wherein the searches include multiple search terms corresponding to one or more descriptors of the assets being searched for.

14. A SIM card, comprising:

a set of computer readable instructions that, when loaded into a processor of a portable device, cause the processor to perform the steps of;

identifying an entity comprising a resource;

assigning a token to the entity;

associating at least one meaning to tokens; and

placing the token in at least one organizational structure.

15. The SIM card according to claim 14, wherein the computer readable instructions further comprise steps for searching the organization structure for a specific asset.

16. The SIM card according to claim 14, wherein the computer readable instructions further comprise steps for downloading assets identified by the organization structure.

17. The SIM card according to claim 16, wherein said downloading is performed in a peer-to-peer style arrangement facilitated by a central database of organization structures derived from tokens and descriptors that identify physical assets, including the asset for downloading, located on different devices.

18. The SIM card according to claim 14, wherein the different devices and assets located thereon are accessible a wide area network.

19. The SIM card according to claim 14, wherein the computer readable instructions include a device independent operating system.

20. The SIM card according to claim 19, wherein the device independent operating system include an AmigaAnywhere™

operating system.