Computer system for automatic organization, indexing and viewing of information from multiple sources
DCFirst Claim
1. A computer data processing system including a central processing unit configured with an integrated computer control software system for the management of information data objects including automatic organization, indexing and viewing of information, said data processing system comprising:
- a) a computer-readable memory structured with a storage organization having at least one database for storing objects including at least one of foundation objects, reference objects, collection contents information and object metadata;
b) a computer display connected to said memory for displaying objects and collection contents information from said database;
c) a computer-user interface device for inputting information to said data processing system, including information to specify contents of collections of objects or properties of objects;
d) an applications program having component architecture code processed by said central processing unit so as to;
i) scan content source data of objects;
ii) create or extract link metadata by at least one of user-defined categorizations, user or system-defined metadata query specifications, and user-defined key-phrase matching from said scanned content source data of said objects; and
iii) store said link metadata in said database; and
e) said component architecture code is processed so as to provide automatic organization, indexing and viewing of said information objects from multiple different domain sources, and at least one of;
i) key phrase hypertext linking between an object and a collection in which the object is contained, said key phrase being selected from said information used to specify contents of said collection; and
ii) automatic generation of collection contents by criteria specified for collection membership through at least one object content attribute selected by user-defined key-phrase matching with the metadata of the object or the object contents.
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Abstract
A computer data processing system including a central processing unit configured with a novel integrated computer control software system for the management of data objects including dynamic and automatic organization, linking, finding, cross-referencing, viewing and retrieval of multiple objects regardless of nature or source. The inventive system provides underlying component architecture having an object-oriented database structure and a metadata database structure which is unique in storing only one instance of each object while linking the object to multiple collections and domains by unique metadata links for the grouping into and retrieval from any of the collections. The system employs configurable, extensible attribute/properties of data objects in metadata format, and a truly user-friendly configurable interface that facilitates faster, more unified, comprehensive, useful and meaningful information management. Additional features include a sticky path object hierarchy viewing system, key phrase linking, viewing by reference, and drag-and-drop relationship link creation.
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14 Claims
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1. A computer data processing system including a central processing unit configured with an integrated computer control software system for the management of information data objects including automatic organization, indexing and viewing of information, said data processing system comprising:
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a) a computer-readable memory structured with a storage organization having at least one database for storing objects including at least one of foundation objects, reference objects, collection contents information and object metadata; b) a computer display connected to said memory for displaying objects and collection contents information from said database; c) a computer-user interface device for inputting information to said data processing system, including information to specify contents of collections of objects or properties of objects; d) an applications program having component architecture code processed by said central processing unit so as to; i) scan content source data of objects; ii) create or extract link metadata by at least one of user-defined categorizations, user or system-defined metadata query specifications, and user-defined key-phrase matching from said scanned content source data of said objects; and iii) store said link metadata in said database; and e) said component architecture code is processed so as to provide automatic organization, indexing and viewing of said information objects from multiple different domain sources, and at least one of; i) key phrase hypertext linking between an object and a collection in which the object is contained, said key phrase being selected from said information used to specify contents of said collection; and ii) automatic generation of collection contents by criteria specified for collection membership through at least one object content attribute selected by user-defined key-phrase matching with the metadata of the object or the object contents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Method of management of informational objects by a computer system having a central processing unit, interface devices, computer-readable memory, and a display, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing code structure that partitions said memory for providing storage organization having at least one database for storing objects including at least one of foundation objects, reference objects, collection contents information and object metadata; b) causing said computer system to process by; i) scanning content source data of objects; ii) creating or extracting link metadata from said scanned objects; iii) storing said link metadata in said database; and c) said processing providing automatic organization, indexing and viewing of information objects from multiple different domain sources, and at least one of; i) key phrase hypertext linking between an object and a collection in which the object is contained, said key phrase being selected from said information used to specify contents of said collection; and ii) automatic generation of collection contents by criteria specified for collection membership through at least one object content attribute selected by user-defined key-phrase matching with the metadata of the object or the object contents. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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