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Content management system and methodology featuring query conversion capability for efficient searching

  • US 6,950,815 B2
  • Filed: 04/23/2002
  • Issued: 09/27/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of searching data including hierarchical metadata in a content management system, the content management system containing a plurality of items comprising hierarchical item metadata, and the content management system defining a tree-based hierarchical relationship between child components of the plurality of items, the method comprising:

  • receiving a hierarchical query string in context of the tree-based hierarchical relationship; and

    translating the hierarchical query string into a relational database query string, the relational database query string defining interrelationships between associated relational database tables, wherein the step of translating the hierarchical query string comprises identifying a root of the hierarchical metadata, and extracting the interrelationships between the associated relational database tables based on the tree-based hierarchical relationship of the child components.

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