Document searching system
AssigneeSap SE
InventorsThomas Elsaesser, Liane Engel
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Abstract
Searching for documents using different sources includes receiving a search statement containing information for the documents, and determining a search strategy based on the search statement. The search strategy includes first and second search activities for searching first and second sources, respectively, where the first and second search activities are weighted. The first and second sources are searched using the first and second search activities, respectively, where an order in which the first and second search activities are performed is dictated by weightings of the first and second search activities.
Claims20
A method of searching for documents using different sources, comprising:
- receiving a search statement containing information for the documents;
- determining a search strategy based on the search statement, the search strategy comprising first and second search activities for searching first and second sources, respectively, the first and second search activities being weighted;
- and
- searching the first and second sources using the first and second search activities, respectively, wherein an order in which the first and second search activities are performed is dictated by weightings of the first and second search activities.
A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product comprising instructions for use in searching for documents using different sources, the instructions for causing at least one machine to:
- receive a search statement containing information for the documents;
- determine a search strategy based on the search statement, the search strategy comprising first and second search activities for searching first and second sources, respectively, the first and second search activities being weighted;
- and
- search the first and second sources using the first and second search activities, respectively, wherein an order in which the first and second search activities are performed is dictated by weightings of the first and second search activities.
A system comprising:
- storage locations to store two or more documents;
- and
- a processing device that executes instructions to search for documents using different sources, the processing device for executing instructions to:
- receive a search statement containing information for the documents;
- determine a search strategy based on the search statement, the search strategy comprising first and second search activities for searching first and second sources, respectively, the first and second search activities being weighted;
- and
- search the first and second sources using the first and second search activities, respectively, wherein an order in which the first and second search activities are performed is dictated by weightings of the first and second search activities.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.