Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Patent
1997-05-12
2000-04-11
Black, Thomas G.
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
707 1, 707 2, 707201, 709203, 709221, 710 11, 714 15, 370396, G06F 1730
Patent
active
060497998
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for managing links between documents and other data structures, such as applications. Search mechanisms may include a directory services search engine for locating objects. A directory object data structure search engine may evaluate, search, or the like, various objects to obtain important information contained in attributes or data members thereof. An association list handler may be a search engine for searching association lists stored as attributes of objects for identifying desired documents. A standard query data structure may be applied by a query resolver to a document location table identified by a document location object. A query generator may be responsible to formulate the standard query data structure, or for formulating queries for all three types of search engines. A directory services database may be searched for an object. An object may be searched for a particular data member or attribute. A table may be pointed to by a directory services object. The table may be searched for an identification or distinguished name associated with a specific document desired. Likewise, fuzzy logic may be applied to obtain documents that are similar to desired documents that are similar to desired documents, rather than identical.
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Mahlum Steven
Mangat Satwinder S.
Taylor Wayne
Black Thomas G.
Novell Inc.
Rones Charles L.
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