System and method for managing information retrievals for integrated digital and analog archives on a global basis
First Claim
1. A system for managing information retrievals from distributed archive facilities, at least one of the distributed archive facilities including an analog archive, the system comprising:
- a messaging layer providing access to each of the distributed archives;
a user interface layer providing communication links to a plurality of users; and
an archive access manager coupled to the messaging layer and coupled to the user interface layer, the archive access manager comprising;
an application interface manager coupled to the user interface layer, the application interface manager providing input and output services with respect to users of the system, the application interface manager determining the distributed archive where the requested information is stored, including determining if the requested information is in the analog archive, a core processing block coupled to the application interface manager, the core processing block managing requests for information retrievals and formatting retrieved information, and an archive information manager coupled to the core processing block and coupled to the messaging layer, the archive information manager transmitting the requests for information retrievals to the distributed archives and receiving the retrieved information from the distributed archives.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing information retrievals from all of an enterprises'"'"' archives across all operating locations. The archives include both digital and analog archives. A single “virtual archive” is provided which links all of the archives of the enterprise, regardless of the location or configuration of the archive. The virtual archive allows for data aggregation (regardless of location) so the a user can have data from multiple physical locations on a single screen in a single view. A single, consistent and user friendly interface is provided through which users are able to access multiple applications through a single sign-on and password. Logical tables that are used to direct information retrieval requests to the physical archives. The retrieved information is reformatted and repackaging to resolve any incompatibility between the format of the stored information and the distribution media.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for managing information retrievals from distributed archive facilities, at least one of the distributed archive facilities including an analog archive, the system comprising:
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a messaging layer providing access to each of the distributed archives;
a user interface layer providing communication links to a plurality of users; and
an archive access manager coupled to the messaging layer and coupled to the user interface layer, the archive access manager comprising;
an application interface manager coupled to the user interface layer, the application interface manager providing input and output services with respect to users of the system, the application interface manager determining the distributed archive where the requested information is stored, including determining if the requested information is in the analog archive, a core processing block coupled to the application interface manager, the core processing block managing requests for information retrievals and formatting retrieved information, and an archive information manager coupled to the core processing block and coupled to the messaging layer, the archive information manager transmitting the requests for information retrievals to the distributed archives and receiving the retrieved information from the distributed archives. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for retrieving information from distributed archive facilities, the distributed archive facilities including at least one analog archive facility and at least one digital archive facility, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for information from a user;
determining at which of the distributed archive facilities the requested information is stored;
retrieving the requested information from the distributed archive facilities to thereby generate retrieved information;
formatting the retrieved information to thereby generate formatted information; and
presenting the formatted information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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