CONCURRENT SEARCHING OF STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED DATA
First Claim
1. Software for querying heterogeneous business data, the software comprising computer readable instructions embodied on media and operable when executed to:
- receive a query for heterogeneous business data, the business data comprising structured data and unstructured data stored across a plurality of repositories;
automatically parse the received query into sub-queries, each sub-query associated with either the structured or the unstructured data and one of the repositories and at least one of the sub-queries consisting of a portion of the received query; and
automatically merge results of the various sub-queries using business logic.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, and software for querying heterogeneous business data comprising structured data and unstructured data. The structured data and unstructured data may be stored across one or more repositories. The combined query may be initiated when the system receives a query for the heterogeneous business data and automatically parses the received query into sub-queries. Each sub-query can be associated with either structured or unstructured data stored in one of the repositories. At least one of the sub-queries can include of a portion of the received query. The results of the various sub-queries can be merged automatically using business logic.
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18 Claims
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1. Software for querying heterogeneous business data, the software comprising computer readable instructions embodied on media and operable when executed to:
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receive a query for heterogeneous business data, the business data comprising structured data and unstructured data stored across a plurality of repositories; automatically parse the received query into sub-queries, each sub-query associated with either the structured or the unstructured data and one of the repositories and at least one of the sub-queries consisting of a portion of the received query; and automatically merge results of the various sub-queries using business logic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer implemented method for search structured and unstructured data comprising:
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receiving a query for heterogeneous business data, the business data comprising structured data and unstructured data stored across a plurality of repositories; automatically parsing the received query into sub-queries, each sub-query associated with either the structured or the unstructured data and one of the repositories and at least one of the sub-queries consisting of a portion of the received query; and automatically merging results of the various sub-queries using business logic. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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