Collection recognizer
First Claim
1. A collection recognizer process for making information about recognized collections available to software programs, to be performed on or with the aid of a programmable device, comprising the following steps:
- (a) detecting collection signatures within a collection signature search space, thereby forming a set of detected collections, and (b) making information about said detected collections available for use by software programs, thereby providing software programs with a convenient, practical means for obtaining a list of interesting collections to process, and thereby improving productivity of human workers by making it possible for automated systems to recognize collections for automated processing without human assistance.
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Abstract
Collection recognizers improve the productivity of knowledge workers by enabling automated systems to recognize interesting collections of arbitrary computer files for automated processing. In operation, a collection recognizer detects collections within a search space, selects interesting collections from the group of detected collections, and finally makes information about the selected collections available to software programs for subsequent automated processing. Collection recognizers help to enable the construction of fully automated collection processing systems.
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35 Claims
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1. A collection recognizer process for making information about recognized collections available to software programs, to be performed on or with the aid of a programmable device, comprising the following steps:
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(a) detecting collection signatures within a collection signature search space, thereby forming a set of detected collections, and (b) making information about said detected collections available for use by software programs, thereby providing software programs with a convenient, practical means for obtaining a list of interesting collections to process, and thereby improving productivity of human workers by making it possible for automated systems to recognize collections for automated processing without human assistance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A programmable collection recognizer device for making information about recognized collections available to software programs, whose actions are directed by software executing a process comprising the following steps:
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(a) detecting collection signatures within a collection signature search space, thereby forming a set of detected collections, and (b) making information about said detected collections available for use by software programs, thereby providing software programs with a convenient, practical means for obtaining a list of interesting collections to process, and thereby improving productivity of human workers by making it possible for automated systems to recognize collections for automated processing without human assistance. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable memory, encoded with data representing a computer program, that can be used to direct a computer when used by the computer, comprising:
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(a) means for detecting collection signatures within a collection signature search space, thereby forming a set of detected collections, and (b) means for making information about said detected collections available for use by software programs, thereby providing software programs with a convenient, practical means for obtaining a list of interesting collections to process, and thereby improving productivity of human workers by making it possible for automated systems to recognize collections for automated processing without human assistance. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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