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Business description vocabulary for standardized, extensible interoperation

US7111235B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 2001
Grant dateSep 19, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/166
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of organizing information related to content. A plurality of categories related to the content is identified along with a plurality of elements associated respectively with at least a subset of the categories. The categories and elements are arranged in a hierarchical structure. Then, a computer readable format is encoded with the hierarchical structure as well as with the information related to the content in accordance with the hierarchical structure. The categories and elements relate to a predetermined business.

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