Method and apparatus for creating and categorizing exemplar structures to access information regarding a collection of objects
US8706770B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99943
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing a collection of objects, comprises selecting a property which is common to all of the objects; creating a plurality of exemplar structures, at least one exemplar structure for each object; prototypically categorizing the exemplar structures; and using the exemplar structures to access information regarding said collection. Each exemplar structure comprises an exemplar, which is a good example of the property; a broader term, which provides context to the exemplar; an object identifier, which identifies one of the collection of objects; and at least one attribute, which describes the exemplar.
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