Methods and systems for managing data

a data management and data technology, applied in the field of methods and systems for managing data, can solve the problems of difficult user's inability to search for metadata across a variety of different applications, and the indexing of the content of files can take a considerable amount of tim

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-08-27
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[0011]According to another aspect of the inventions described herein, an exemplary method of processing data includes adopting a previously created index database, which is stored on a storage volume, as a database managed by an index management software component, which is also stored on the storage volume, as an initialization process of the index management software component. In certain embodiments, user search queries may be received and a search may be performed of the index database without having to require the user to index the files which are being search before attempting to do a search. In certain embodiments, the adopting occurs upon first execution of the index management software component on the data processing system, and the previously created index database has an index of all user files on the storage volume which stores the user files and the index database and an operating system. User files which are indexed into the index database are beyond merely help files which specify how to operate a program. The User files which have been indexed contain user content such as sample files, template files, reference materials such as dictionaries or encyclopedias or famous literature and these user files are normally editable by the user (e.g. text may be added to the files or the existing text may be modified and then the files may be saved on the storage volume).

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The large number of the different types of files that can be created or modified can present a challenge to a typical user who is seeking to find a particular file which has been created.
However, in existing systems, a user is not able to search for metadata across a variety of different applications using one search request from the user.
Furthermore, existing systems can perform one search for data files, but this search does not also include searching through metadata for those files.
Indexing of the content of files can take a considerable amount of time.
The content of the files is typically not available for searching until the indexing process is completed.
Some software developers, such as developers of full text indexing software, have distributed demonstration versions of their software with some files and a previously created index of the files; however, the files are of the same type (e.g. the files are all word processing files) and the medium (e.g. CD) which is the mechanism of the distribution does not include an operating system which can be used to boot a computer system.

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[0039]The subject invention will be described with reference to numerous details set forth below, and the accompanying drawings will illustrate the invention. The following description and drawings are illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Numerous specific details are described to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, in certain instances, well known or conventional details are not described in order to not unnecessarily obscure the present invention in detail.

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Methods and systems for managing an index database. In one exemplary method, an index database is stored on a machine readable volume with an operating system and the files which have been indexed, and then the volume is, after the storing, made available for distribution to licensees or customers. In this manner, the volume will include a previously created index database, allowing a user to begin use of the index database without having to perform an indexing operation.

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[0001]This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 112,255, filed on Apr. 22, 2005, which is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 877,584, filed on Jun. 25, 2004. This application also claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 643,087 filed on Jan. 7, 2005, which provisional application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety; this application claims the benefit of the provisional's filing date under 35 U.S.C. §119(e). This present application hereby claims the benefit of these earlier filing dates under 35 U.S.C. §120.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Modern data processing systems, such as general purpose computer systems, allow the users of such systems to create a variety of different types of data files. For example, a typical user of a data processing system may create text files with a word processing program such as Microsoft Word or may create an image file with an ima...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/30G06F15/16G06F7/00
CPCG06F17/30067G06F17/30979G06F17/301G06F17/30126G06F17/30091G06F16/14G06F16/13G06F16/168G06F16/10G06F16/90335
InventorCAROL, ANDREWARROUYE, YANGIAMPAOLO, DOMINIC
OwnerCAROL ANDREW