Method and product for integrating an object-based search engine with a parametrically archived database
First Claim
1. A method of integrating one or more object-based search engines with an object store to process objects storable therein, wherein the search engine operates on the arrangement of at least one of:
- character and pixel information of said objects, and wherein the object store contains objects archived using parametric classifiers, each object being associated with at least one of a;
part number and an object identification number, said method comprising the steps of;
generating an index class, said index class comprising attributes of a part number, an object identification number, an item identifier, and a search engine identifier, an object being assigned a corresponding value for each attribute and each object being uniquely identifiable by said item identifier attribute;
obtaining an object storable in said object store associated with at least one of a;
predetermined part number and object identification number to obtain a selected object;
setting said search engine attribute according to the data type of said selected object;
activating a search engine corresponding to said search engine attribute; and
processing said selected object with said activated search engine, wherein said search engine operates on the arrangement of at least one of;
said character and pixel information of said selected object.
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Abstract
The invention relates to directing one or more object-based search engines to an object store, which stores information archived according to parametric classifiers. In order for the object-based search engine to access the objects, a special index class, in the form of a SQL table is created. The index class comprises attributes of a part number, an object identification number, an item identifier, a search state attribute, and a search engine identifier, an object being assigned a corresponding value for each attribute and each object being uniquely identified by the item identifier attribute. The search engine is activated depending on the type of data object to be indexed, in accordance with the search state attribute the catalog table. A computer readable medium is provided with program code to implement the above integration.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of integrating one or more object-based search engines with an object store to process objects storable therein, wherein the search engine operates on the arrangement of at least one of:
- character and pixel information of said objects, and wherein the object store contains objects archived using parametric classifiers, each object being associated with at least one of a;
part number and an object identification number, said method comprising the steps of;generating an index class, said index class comprising attributes of a part number, an object identification number, an item identifier, and a search engine identifier, an object being assigned a corresponding value for each attribute and each object being uniquely identifiable by said item identifier attribute; obtaining an object storable in said object store associated with at least one of a;
predetermined part number and object identification number to obtain a selected object;setting said search engine attribute according to the data type of said selected object; activating a search engine corresponding to said search engine attribute; and processing said selected object with said activated search engine, wherein said search engine operates on the arrangement of at least one of;
said character and pixel information of said selected object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- character and pixel information of said objects, and wherein the object store contains objects archived using parametric classifiers, each object being associated with at least one of a;
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8. A computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for integrating one or more object-based search engines with an object store to process objects storable therein, wherein the search engine operates on the arrangement of at least one of:
- character and pixel information of said objects, and wherein the object store contains objects archived using parametric classifiers, each object being associated with at least one of a;
part number and an object identification number, the computer readable program code means comprising;computer readable program code means for generating an index class, said index class comprising attributes of a part number, an object identification number, an item identifier, and a search engine identifier, an object being assigned to a corresponding value for each attribute and each object being uniquely identifiable by said item identifier attribute; computer readable program code means for obtaining an object storable in said object store associated with at least one of a;
predetermined part number and object identification number to obtain a selected object;computer readable program code means for setting said search engine attribute in said index class according to the data type of said selected object; computer readable program code means for activating a search engine corresponding to said search engine attribute; computer readable program code means for directing said activated search engine to said selected object; and computer readable program code means for processing said selected object according to the arrangement of at least one of;
said character and pixel information of said selected object. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- character and pixel information of said objects, and wherein the object store contains objects archived using parametric classifiers, each object being associated with at least one of a;
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