System and method for distributed database management of graphic information in electronic form
First Claim
1. A distributed database management system comprising:
- at least one host platform disposed at a first site, at least one storage facility disposed at a second site remote from said first site, and at least one user platform disposed at a third site remote from said first and second sites, said storage facility and said user platform being computer network coupled to said host platform for communication therewith;
said storage facility retrievably storing therein a plurality of electronic data files for respectively generating graphic images of different form;
said host platform being programmably configured to automatically control access to said electronic data files by said user platform, said host platform maintaining a system index table containing for each said electronic data file at least one file record of identifying attributes corresponding thereto, said attributes including an alphanumeric document identifier, a document sheet indicator, and a document revision indicator, said host platform being operable to automatically generate said file record in accordance with a preselected set of configurational parameters in a manner corresponding to the form of said electronic data file;
said host platform including first and second builder components selectively operable to generate said file records respectively for said electronic data files acquired from a printed medium and from an electronically stored medium, said file records being entered in said system index table;
said host platform including a plurality of application modules selectively executable responsive to actuation by said user platform, said host platform being operable thereby to selectively retrieve at least portions of said electronic data files for graphic reproduction at said user platform, said application modules including a module for searching said system index table responsive to a search query generated by said user platform pertaining to at least one said graphic image;
wherein said application modules of said host platform are concurrently accessible to a plurality of said user platforms, said application modules being maintained as fully multi-threaded dynamically linked libraries (DLLs).
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Abstract
A system (10) for managing a distributed database of electronic data files generally includes at least one host platform (100) disposed at a first site, at least one storage facility (200) disposed at a second site remote therefrom, and one or more user platforms (300) disposed at third sites remote from the first and second sites. The storage facility (200) retrievably stores a plurality of electronic data files for generating graphic images. The host platform (100) is configured to automatically control access by user platforms (300) to the electronic data files and maintains a system index table containing for each of the stored electronic data files at least one file record of identifying attributes corresponding thereto. The host platform (100) is operable to automatically generate the file record in accordance with a preselected set of configurational parameters and to selectively retrieve at least portions of the electronic data files for graphic reproduction at a user platform (300).
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18 Claims
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1. A distributed database management system comprising:
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at least one host platform disposed at a first site, at least one storage facility disposed at a second site remote from said first site, and at least one user platform disposed at a third site remote from said first and second sites, said storage facility and said user platform being computer network coupled to said host platform for communication therewith; said storage facility retrievably storing therein a plurality of electronic data files for respectively generating graphic images of different form; said host platform being programmably configured to automatically control access to said electronic data files by said user platform, said host platform maintaining a system index table containing for each said electronic data file at least one file record of identifying attributes corresponding thereto, said attributes including an alphanumeric document identifier, a document sheet indicator, and a document revision indicator, said host platform being operable to automatically generate said file record in accordance with a preselected set of configurational parameters in a manner corresponding to the form of said electronic data file; said host platform including first and second builder components selectively operable to generate said file records respectively for said electronic data files acquired from a printed medium and from an electronically stored medium, said file records being entered in said system index table; said host platform including a plurality of application modules selectively executable responsive to actuation by said user platform, said host platform being operable thereby to selectively retrieve at least portions of said electronic data files for graphic reproduction at said user platform, said application modules including a module for searching said system index table responsive to a search query generated by said user platform pertaining to at least one said graphic image; wherein said application modules of said host platform are concurrently accessible to a plurality of said user platforms, said application modules being maintained as fully multi-threaded dynamically linked libraries (DLLs). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18)
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9. A distributed database management system comprising:
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(a) a plurality of storage facilities for retrievably storing therein a plurality of electronic data files for respective graphic display of a plurality of archived documents of different form; (b) a plurality of user platforms each disposed remotely from said storage facility; and
,(c) at least one host platform coupled by computer network to each of said storage facilities and said user platforms for communication therewith, said host platform being remotely disposed from said storage facilities and said user platforms, said host platform being programmably configured to automatically control selective access to each of said electronic data files by each of said user platforms, said host platform being operable to generate and automatically populate a system index table in accordance with a plurality of predefined configurational parameter sets in a manner corresponding to the form of each said electronic data file, said index table containing for each said electronic data file at least one file record of identifying attributes uniquely corresponding thereto, said attributes including an alphanumeric document identifier, a document sheet indicator, and a document revision indicator; said host platform including first and second builder components selectively operable to generate said file records respectively for said electronic data files acquired from a printed medium and from an electronically stored medium, said file records being entered in said system index table; said host platform including a plurality of application modules selectively executable responsive to actuation by at least one said user platform, said host platform being operable thereby to selectively retrieve at least portions of said electronic data files for graphic reproduction at said user platform, said application modules including a module for searching said system index table responsive to a search query generated by said user platforms pertaining to at least one said archived document; wherein said application modules of said host platform are concurrently accessible to a plurality of said user platforms, said application modules being maintained as fully multi-threaded dynamically linked libraries (DLLs). - View Dependent Claims (10, 12)
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11. The distributed database management system as recited in claim 11 wherein said host platform is operable to generate responsive to said search query at least one of a plurality of predefined HTML control links for selection by said user platform.
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13. A method of managing distributed database of data intensive electronic files comprising the steps of:
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(a) retrievably storing at a plurality of storage facilities a plurality of electronic data files for graphically reproducing a plurality of archived documents of different form; (b) establishing a plurality of user platforms each disposed remotely from said storage facility; (c) establishing at least one host platform at a site remotely disposed from said storage facilities and said user platforms; (d) establishing a computer network link between said host platform and each said storage facility for communication therewith; (e) establishing a computer network link between said host platform and each said user platform for communication therewith; (f) establishing said host platform for centralized access to said electronic data files by said remotely disposed user platforms; (g) programmably configuring said host platform to generate and automatically populate a system index table in accordance with a plurality of predefined configurational parameter sets in a manner corresponding to the form of each said electronic data file, said index table containing for each said electronic data file at least one file record of identifying attributes uniquely corresponding thereto, said attributes including an alphanumeric document identifier, a document sheet indicator, and a document revision indicator; (h) providing in said host platform first and second builder components selectively operable to generate said file records respectively for said electronic data files acquired from a printed medium and from an electronically stored medium, said file records being entered in said system index table; and
,(i) maintaining at said host platform a plurality of application modules selectively executable responsive to actuation by at least one said user platform, said host platform being operable thereby to selectively retrieve at least portions of said electronic data files for graphic reproduction at said user platform, said application modules including a module for searching said system index table responsive to a search query generated by said user platforms pertaining to at least one said archived document; (j) maintaining said application modules of said host platform to be concurrently accessible to a plurality of said user platforms, said application modules being maintained as fully multi-threaded dynamically linked libraries (DLLs). - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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