Keyword and methods for using a keyword
AssigneeCentor Software Corporation
InventorChris Nunez
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for data storage and retrieval in which data is stored in a file storage system and keywords are associated with the data. The keywords include parameters of the data and associated values for the parameters. The keywords are collected together in indexes of the data, and various methods are used on the keywords or the indexes of keywords. These methods include index creation methods, searching methods, and data conversion methods.
Claims9
A method for converting data contained in a file storage system into a structured database, the data associated with a keyword, the keyword including a parameter and a parameter value, the parameter describing an attribute of the data, the parameter value being based upon the data, comprising:
- reading the data from a plurality of records, the records included in a document-based database including a plurality of documents stored in the file storage system, each of the plurality of records comprising one or more of the plurality of documents not stored in database tables;
- writing at least one value based upon the data into a data field in a database table in the structured database;
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- writing an index in the database table based upon the keyword.
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