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US 2014/0351278 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for searching a system with multiple discrete data stores
AssigneeBasis Technologies International Limited
InventorCraig Oliver
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Abstract
The present invention relates to searching a system including multiple stores of data which are discrete from each other. The method includes: receiving a search parameter including an identifier, for the identifier, retrieving an other identifier related to the identifier, identifying one or more data stores associated with the identifier and the other identifier, and for each identified data store searching the data store using the identifier or the other identifier associated with the data store.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a search parameter including an identifier;
- for the identifier, retrieving an other identifier related to the identifier;
- identifying one or more data stores associated with the identifier and the other identifier;
- for each identified data store searching the data store using the identifier or the other identifier associated with the data store.
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A search device comprising:
- an input to receive a search parameter including an identifier;
- a retrieving means configured to, for the identifier, retrieve an other identifier related to the identifier;
- identifying means configured to identify one or more data stores associated with the identifier and the other identifier;
- searching means configured to, for each identified data store, search the data store using the identifier or the other identifier associated with the data store.
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