System for performing data searches on a network
First Claim
1. A system for retrieving a document, the system comprising:
- a computer system forming a node on a network and having a database of hierarchical electronic document versions, each document version being associated with a unique document instance, the computer system being programmed to generate print data representing a search form which carries a search instruction input field relating to at least one parameter of a search to be carried out within said database and a plurality of coded tags, each tag encoding a unique search form identifier and a location of that tag on the search form;
a printer connected to the network for receiving the print data from the computer system to print the search form; and
a sensing device for sensing the coded tags as the sensing device is used to handwrite at least one search terms on the search form, to generate data representing said unique search form identifier and the at least one search terms, the data representing the search term being generated from the locations of the tags, and to transmit the data to the computer system, via the printer and the network,the computer system being programmed to determine document instances from;
said at least one search terms and parameter, to carry out a search within said database based on said at least one search terms and parameter, and to instruct the printer to print results of the search on a results form, the results form containing data representing document versions identified in the search and coded tags which, when sensed by the sensing device results in the document version associated with the sensed coded tag being printed.
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Abstract
A system for performing data searches on a network includes a computer system forming a node on the network and having a database of electronic documents. Each electronic document is associated with at least one resource description. The computer system is programmed to generate print data representing a search form such that the search form carries information relating to at least one parameter of a search to be carried out and coded data associated with that information and representing a search instruction input field. A printer is connected to the network for receiving the print data from the computer system to print the search form. A sensing device is capable of sensing the coded data and is operatively connected to the printer to write search instructions to the computer system, via the printer and the network. The computer system is programmed to carry out a search on the network, in response to the instructions, based on the, or each parameter and to instruct the printer to print results of the search.
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4 Claims
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1. A system for retrieving a document, the system comprising:
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a computer system forming a node on a network and having a database of hierarchical electronic document versions, each document version being associated with a unique document instance, the computer system being programmed to generate print data representing a search form which carries a search instruction input field relating to at least one parameter of a search to be carried out within said database and a plurality of coded tags, each tag encoding a unique search form identifier and a location of that tag on the search form; a printer connected to the network for receiving the print data from the computer system to print the search form; and a sensing device for sensing the coded tags as the sensing device is used to handwrite at least one search terms on the search form, to generate data representing said unique search form identifier and the at least one search terms, the data representing the search term being generated from the locations of the tags, and to transmit the data to the computer system, via the printer and the network, the computer system being programmed to determine document instances from;
said at least one search terms and parameter, to carry out a search within said database based on said at least one search terms and parameter, and to instruct the printer to print results of the search on a results form, the results form containing data representing document versions identified in the search and coded tags which, when sensed by the sensing device results in the document version associated with the sensed coded tag being printed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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