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Asset locator

  • US 7,181,454 B1
  • Filed: 12/29/1999
  • Issued: 02/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-implemented method for locating code assets of diverse types stored on a storage device for indexing, comprising the steps of:

  • performing a crawl process on said storage device to identify stored assets;

    identifying the asset type of, and asset-specific parameters related to, said stored assets, said asset-specific parameters comprising languages in which each code asset is written;

    analyzing said stored assets based on said identified asset-specific parameters;

    extracting textual and semantic information from said stored assets, said semantic information including semantic information specific to the asset type of each stored asset; and

    storing and indexing said extracted textual and semantic information for retrieval.

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