Single system for managing multi-platform data retrieval
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of interacting with one or more data sources storing information, the method comprising:
- (A) receiving a user request to interact with data source information;
(B) identifying one or more data sources to interact with based on the user request, wherein the identifying includes selecting from configured meta search data, wherein the meta search data maps a search field of the user request to a data source query fragment specifying a corresponding field of one of the one or more data sources;
(C) interacting with one or more of the identified data sources based on the selected configured meta search data and the user request;
(D) receiving a result of interacting with one or more of the identified data sources; and
(E) transmitting the interaction result to the user.
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Abstract
A method of interacting with one or more data sources storing information and a system for performing the method thereof. The method receives a user request to interact with data source information, e.g. retrieve or update user contact information in a data source, identifies one or more data sources to interact with based on the user request, interacts with one or more of the identified data sources and receives a result of interacting with the identified data sources. Responsive to the user request, the method transmits the interaction result to the user. A system for interacting with a data source according to the above-described method includes: a memory storing (1) a data structure and (2) a sequence of executable instructions; and a processor for executing the instructions. The data structure stores information including user contact information and data source information. The sequence of executable instructions include a data retrieval application including the above-described method.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of interacting with one or more data sources storing information, the method comprising:
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(A) receiving a user request to interact with data source information; (B) identifying one or more data sources to interact with based on the user request, wherein the identifying includes selecting from configured meta search data, wherein the meta search data maps a search field of the user request to a data source query fragment specifying a corresponding field of one of the one or more data sources; (C) interacting with one or more of the identified data sources based on the selected configured meta search data and the user request; (D) receiving a result of interacting with one or more of the identified data sources; and (E) transmitting the interaction result to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for interacting with one or more data sources, wherein the system interacts with one or more of the data sources responsive to a user request, the system comprising:
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a memory storing; a data structure for storing information, wherein the information includes user contact information and data source information and wherein the data source information comprises information needed by the system to interact with at least one of the one or more data sources; a sequence of executable instructions comprising a data retrieval application for interacting with at least one of the one or more data sources responsive to the user request based on information stored in the data structure, wherein the sequence of executable instructions comprising a data retrieval application further comprises instructions for identifying at least one of the one or more data sources to interact with based on the user request, wherein the identifying instructions comprises selecting from configured meta search data, wherein the meta search data maps a search field of the user request to a data source query fragment specifying a corresponding field of at least one of the one or more data; and a processor for executing the sequence of executable instructions.
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