Self-contained indexing system for an intranet
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1. A self-contained device that performs searchable indexing, the device comprising:
- a server having a memory that stores instructions that allows automatic configuration of the device to enable the self-contained device to crawl and index an intranet to provide a searchable index of the content accessible through the intranet, without requiring information about the intranet configuration and administration;
an operator interface coupled to the server, the operator interface receiving input from a device operator and transmitting output to the device operator; and
an input/output interface coupled to the server and the operator interface, the input/output interface receiving input from the intranet and transmitting output to the intranet, wherein the instructions stored in the memory are installed onto the self-contained device prior to installing the self-contained device to allow the self-contained device to crawl and index with the intranet through the input/output interface.
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Abstract
This invention provides a device that can be plugged into an intranet and offers searchable index functionality of that intranet without requiring information about system configuration or administration.
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19 Claims
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1. A self-contained device that performs searchable indexing, the device comprising:
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a server having a memory that stores instructions that allows automatic configuration of the device to enable the self-contained device to crawl and index an intranet to provide a searchable index of the content accessible through the intranet, without requiring information about the intranet configuration and administration;
an operator interface coupled to the server, the operator interface receiving input from a device operator and transmitting output to the device operator; and
an input/output interface coupled to the server and the operator interface, the input/output interface receiving input from the intranet and transmitting output to the intranet, wherein the instructions stored in the memory are installed onto the self-contained device prior to installing the self-contained device to allow the self-contained device to crawl and index with the intranet through the input/output interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for installing a self-contained searchable indexing device for an intranet, the method comprising:
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physically connecting the self-contained searchable indexing device, that includes instructions that allows automatic configuration of the device to enable the self-contained device to crawl and index an intranet to provide a searchable index of the content accessible through the intranet, without requiring information about the intranet configuration and administration, to the intranet through an input/output interface;
writing a cgi-script in a cgi-bin directory of a server of the intranet through the input/output interface;
connecting to the intranet by running a client script that is resident in a server of the intranet and connecting to the self-contained indexing device for search results; and
setting search, index and device parameters in the self-contained searchable indexing device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for installing a self-contained searchable indexing device for an intranet, the method comprising:
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physically connecting the self-contained searchable indexing device, that includes instructions that allows automatic configuration of the device to enable the self-contained device to crawl and index an intranet to provide a searchable index of the content accessible through the intranet, without requiring information about the intranet configuration and administration, to the intranet through an input/output interface;
writing a cgi-script in a cgi-bin directory of a server of the intranet through the input/output interface;
connecting to the intranet by installing a web server on a server in the self-contained searchable indexing device to handle searching and indexing requests for search results; and
setting search, index and device parameters in the self-contained searchable indexing device.
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