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Method for automatically sensing a set of items

US8250057B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2010
Grant dateAug 21, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/3323
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for automatically sensing a set of elements in a computer system, wherein each element in the set has an associated character body from a plurality of character bodies, and each character body comprises character strings which characterize a respective element, the performance of the method involving a search for at least one prescribed character string within the character bodies and use of the at least one character string to ascertain at least one property for at least one element, and association of this at least one ascertained property with at least one category, and this involving a user of the method being provided with a taxonomy which is inherent of the set of elements.

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