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Method and apparatus for converting a document universal resource locator to a standard document identifier

US7827188B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 10, 2007
Grant dateNov 2, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/9566
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus that automatically converts a universal resource locator that specifies a location for a publication into a standard publication identifier that identifies the publication uses a plurality of parser rules, each parser rule being adapted to extract data fields for a particular form of universal resource locator. One of the parser rules is selected based on a domain in the universal resource locator and used to parse the universal resource locator to generate data field values. A plurality of translation rules are used, each translation rule accepting one or more data fields as inputs. When the generated data field values match the inputs of a translation rule, that translation rule is used to create a standard publication identifier.

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