Method and apparatus for menu access to information objects indexed by hierarchically-coded keywords
First Claim
1. A computer software menu management system consisting of,storing a keyword in a controlled vocabulary and its predetermined code in a database that links each said keyword to a parent keyword at a parent level thereby creating a hierarchical organization that has a plurality of levels,selecting a set of keywords from said database that are linked to the same said parent keyword and are located at an identical level in said hierarchical organization,generating a list menu based on said set of keywords,adding a navigation control to said menu system,adding a search control to said menu system,displaying said list menu,fetching a selection made by an end-user associated with said navigation control, with said search control, and with said set of keywords in said list menu,generating another said list menu representing a parent and a child level in said hierarchical organization depending upon the type of navigation control selected by said end-user,fetching at least one said keyword selected by said end-user from said list menu selected when said search control is selected by said end-user,generating a database query that includes at least one said keyword selected by said end-user in said list menu when said search control is selected by said end-user.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses how to implement a menu-based retrieval system for an information management system that uses a controlled vocabulary based on hierarchically oriented keywords. In this context each keyword has a hierarchically ordered code and one or more keywords are assigned to an information object. The menu system disclosed in the present invention enables end-users to employ a point-and-click method to generate a query language command that retrieves information objects. The developer menu system was also disclosed that enables information technologists to use a point-and-click method to assign keywords to an information object.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer software menu management system consisting of,
storing a keyword in a controlled vocabulary and its predetermined code in a database that links each said keyword to a parent keyword at a parent level thereby creating a hierarchical organization that has a plurality of levels, selecting a set of keywords from said database that are linked to the same said parent keyword and are located at an identical level in said hierarchical organization, generating a list menu based on said set of keywords, adding a navigation control to said menu system, adding a search control to said menu system, displaying said list menu, fetching a selection made by an end-user associated with said navigation control, with said search control, and with said set of keywords in said list menu, generating another said list menu representing a parent and a child level in said hierarchical organization depending upon the type of navigation control selected by said end-user, fetching at least one said keyword selected by said end-user from said list menu selected when said search control is selected by said end-user, generating a database query that includes at least one said keyword selected by said end-user in said list menu when said search control is selected by said end-user.
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10. A computer software menu management system consisting of,
storing a keyword in a controlled vocabulary and its predetermined code in a database that links each said keyword to a parent keyword at the parent level thereby creating a hierarchical organization having a plurality of levels, selecting a set of keywords from said database that are all linked to the same said parent keyword and are located at an identical level in said hierarchical organization, generating a list menu based on said set of keywords, adding a navigation control to said menu system, adding a search control to said menu system, displaying said list menu, fetching a selection made by an end-user associated with said navigation control, with said search control, and with said set of keywords in said list menu, generating another said list menu representing a parent and a child level in said hierarchical organization depending upon the hype of navigation control selected by said end-user. fetching at least one said keyword selected by said end-user from said list menu selected when said search control is selected by said end-user, generating a database query that includes at least one said keyword selected by said end-user in said list menu when said search control is selected by said end-user.
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