Method and apparatus for processing metadata
First Claim
1. A machine implemented method, comprising:
- receiving a search request for metadata stored in a search facility; and
in response to the search request, invoking a plug-in application associated with the search facility to perform the requested search within the search facility.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing metadata search with plug-in applications is disclosed. In one embodiment, in response to a search request for metadata stored in a metadata store, a plug-in associated with the metadata store is invoked to perform the request search within the metadata store. In addition, according to another embodiment, a search result of the metadata search may be filtered based on user privileges of a client initiating the search request, and some or all of the metadata from the search result may be returned to the client dependent upon the user privileges of the client. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
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31 Claims
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1. A machine implemented method, comprising:
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receiving a search request for metadata stored in a search facility; and in response to the search request, invoking a plug-in application associated with the search facility to perform the requested search within the search facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. [mumble], wherein the plug-in application delegates certain query operations to built-in data stores [..]
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10. A machine-readable medium have instructions, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving a search request for metadata stored in a search facility; and in response to the search request, invoking a plug-in application associated with the search facility to perform the requested search within the search facility. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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a search unit to receive a search request for metadata stored in a search facility; and a plug-in application associated with the search facility to perform the requested search within the search facility.
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving a search request for metadata stored in a search facility; and means for invoking a plug-in application associated with the search facility to perform the requested search within the search facility. - View Dependent Claims (21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29)
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20. A machine implemented method, comprising:
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in response to a search request from a client for metadata, performing a search resulting in set of metadata from a search facility; and returning a portion of the set of metadata to the client based on a usage privilege associated with the client. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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25. A machine-readable medium having instructions, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method, the method comprising:
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in response to a search request from a client for metadata, performing a search resulting in set of metadata from a search facility; and returning a portion of the set of metadata to the client based on a usage privilege associated with the client. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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30. An apparatus, comprising:
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a filtering unit, in response to a search request from a client for metadata, performing a search resulting in set of metadata from a search facility; and a search unit returning a portion of the set of metadata to the client based on a usage privilege associated with the client.
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31. An apparatus, comprising:
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in response to a search request from a client for metadata, means for performing a search resulting in a set of metadata from a search facility; and means for returning a portion of the set of metadata to the client based on a usage privilege associated with the client.
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