US6292894B1
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System, method, and medium for retrieving, organizing, and utilizing networked data
Assignee: Leidos Inc
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Filing: 1999-11-23
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Granted: 2001-09-18
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Expires: 2019-11-23
Abstract
Abstract A networked catalog search, retrieval, and information correlation and matching system is disclosed. The system allows suppliers to publish information in electronic catalogs, structure the information in an object oriented representation distributed across a network of computers, for example, the Internet. The system also enables customers to search and retrieve information on products and suppliers which match dynamically specified customer requirements. Through retrieving compliant HTML pages, a search engine forwards retrieved pages to an object oriented database which sorts received information by the information's internal organization structure. By searching the information as stored in the knowledge base, a user may quickly retrieve the stored information as highly tailored to the user's search strategy. Also, additional tools operate on the stored information so as to, inter alia, organize design trades between selected elements where additional design and selection options are provided to each user. Further, the system supports product creation as formed of constituent parts. These products may then be used as parts to be formed into higher level products.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard R. Chipman
- 👤 Alan Mankofsky
- 👤 Harshavardhan M. Karandikar
- 👤 Gary Warren
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 21:21
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/30; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/953; G06F16/9535; G06F16/954
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
55 words
A system for retrieving information from a supplier comprising: a portal receiving information from a supplier, said information arranged in a predefined protocol, said portal having a storage, said storage storing said information in catalogs, wherein said portal receives requests from a user for said information and outputs said information as stored in said catalogs.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
55 words
A system for retrieving information from a supplier comprising: a portal receiving information from a supplier, said information arranged in a predefined protocol, said portal having a storage, said storage storing said information in catalogs, wherein said portal receives requests from a user for said information and outputs said information as stored in said catalogs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system according to claim 1 , wherein said portal is connected to said supplier through the Internet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system according to claim 1 , wherein said portal receives additional information from said user and stores said additional information in said storage, and wherein said additional information being items created from said information from said catalogs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system according to claim 3 , wherein said portal receives a second request from another user for said additional information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system according to claim 1 , said portal further comprising: a search engine retrieving said information from said supplier.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system according to claim 5 , wherein said search engine periodically scans said supplier for said information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system according to claim 5 , wherein said search engine scans said supplier for said information based on prompting by said user.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system according to claim 5 , said storage further comprising: an ontology tracking component connected to said search engine; a reverse index database; and an object oriented database.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system according to claim 1 , wherein the protocol of said information includes organizational terms.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system according to claim 1 , wherein said user queries said portal through at least one of a Boolean query, a hierarchical query, or a parametric query.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
44 words
A method of acquiring information from a supplier comprising the steps of: receiving at a portal information from said supplier, said supplier storing said information in a protocol; storing at said portal said information in a catalog in a storage according to said protocol.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
44 words
A method of acquiring information from a supplier comprising the steps of: receiving at a portal information from said supplier, said supplier storing said information in a protocol; storing at said portal said information in a catalog in a storage according to said protocol.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 11 , further comprising the steps of: parsing said information based on said protocol and storing parsed information from said parsing step in an object oriented database.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 11 , further comprising the steps of: receiving at said portal additional information from a player, said additional information comprising information previously stored at said portal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 11 , further comprising the steps of: searching said supplier for data satisfying said protocol and retrieving said data as said information.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method according to claim 11 , wherein said protocol comprises an ontology, said method further comprising the steps of: monitoring said information from said supplier for changes in said protocol from said ontology; modifying said ontology to include the changes in said protocol as used by said supplier.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 15 , further comprising the step of: retrieving said ontology from a sector portal storing an approved ontology for an industry sector.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 15 , wherein said ontology includes class definitions with attributes and methods.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 11 , wherein said protocol includes organizational terms.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
58 words
A system for retrieving information from a supplier, said supplier providing information arranged in a predefined protocol to a portal, said portal having a storage that stores said information in catalogs, said system comprising: a desktop framework that receives a request from a user, wherein said desktop framework retrieves information from said portal as stored in said catalogs.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
58 words
A system for retrieving information from a supplier, said supplier providing information arranged in a predefined protocol to a portal, said portal having a storage that stores said information in catalogs, said system comprising: a desktop framework that receives a request from a user, wherein said desktop framework retrieves information from said portal as stored in said catalogs.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
51 words
A method of acquiring information from a supplier said supplier providing information arranged in a predefined protocol to a portal, said portal having a storage that stores said information in catalogs, comprising the steps of: receiving a request from a user, retrieving information from said portal as stored in said catalogs.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
51 words
A method of acquiring information from a supplier said supplier providing information arranged in a predefined protocol to a portal, said portal having a storage that stores said information in catalogs, comprising the steps of: receiving a request from a user, retrieving information from said portal as stored in said catalogs.
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