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Methods and systems for managing data

  • US 9,460,096 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2014
  • Issued: 10/04/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory machine readable medium containing executable program instructions for causing a data processing system to perform a method comprising:

  • generating metadata and content for a first file created by a first software application on the data processing system;

    generating metadata and content for a second file created by a second software application on the data processing system;

    exporting, by the first software application, the metadata for the first file to a metadata database stored on the data processing system;

    exporting, by the second software application, the metadata for the second file to the metadata database on the data processing system;

    displaying a search input user interface configured to receive a search query;

    receiving a search query in the search input user interface;

    performing a search of the metadata database as the search query is received;

    wherein the metadata is stored in the metadata database containing metadata for a plurality of files created by a plurality of software applications, including the first and the second software applications, installed on the data processing system, wherein the type of information in metadata for files of a first type differs from the type of information in metadata for files of a second type; and

    wherein the search input user interface is a system wide interface for searching content and metadata of the plurality of software applications with a single search query.

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