Data search markup language for searching research data
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1. A method comprising:
- defining a markup language that describes;
how to access a database;
the structure of the database;
the content of the database; and
the content of individual columns of the database; and
using the markup language for searching research data.
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Abstract
Searching research data includes defining a markup language that describes how to access a database, the structure of the database, the content of the database, and the content of individual columns of the database. Searching research data also includes using the markup language for searching research data.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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defining a markup language that describes; how to access a database; the structure of the database; the content of the database; and the content of individual columns of the database; and using the markup language for searching research data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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defining a markup language that describes; how to access a database; the structure of the database; the content of the database; and the content of individual columns of the database; and using the markup language for searching research data.
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- 13. The method of claim 12 wherein the parsing further comprises translating the structure and one or more keyword descriptions of the content into a hierarchical vocabulary.
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16. The method of claim 12 wherein the parsing comprises:
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receiving one or more search terms, each of the one or more search terms comprising one or more keywords; and parsing the one or more search terms according to a research-related grammar comprising one or more rules to create one or more research-related parameters, each of the one or more research-related parameters describing one or more research-related expressions, the one or more rules comprising information about one or more parent-child relationship between two or more keywords. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. The method of claim 12 wherein the parsing further comprises checking consistency between a first date and a second date, the first date comprised in the file and describing a date of the content of the database, the second date comprising a date of the content of the database.
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21. The method of claim 11 wherein the searching comprises parsing research data according to the markup language to create one or more coded files.
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21-1. A program storage device readable by a machine, embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method, the method comprising:
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defining a markup language that describes; how to access a database; the structure of the database; the content of the database; and the content of individual columns of the database; and using the markup language for searching research data.
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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means for defining a markup language that describes; how to access a database; the structure of the database; the content of the database; and the content of individual columns of the database; and means for using the markup language for searching research data.
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