| US 7,543,224 B2 | ||
| Architecture for managing research information | ||
| Philip L. Schwartz, Ramsey, N.J. (US) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 21, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/443,543. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0236858 A1, Nov. 25, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 715—234 [715/235] | 24 Claims |
| 1. A computer-executable architecture for managing and processing research data, the computer-executable architecture comprising:
a computer hardware apparatus; and
a computer program that, when loaded and executed, controls the computer hardware apparatus such that it carries out:
receiving source data, the source data comprising one of: XML source files and non-XML source files;
where the received source data comprises non-XML source files, decomposing the non-XML source files and mapping the decomposed
non-XML source files on a defined taxonomy;
where the received source data comprises XML source files, breaking each XML source file into a set of XML elements,
wherein each XML element includes a data item and metadata that describes the data item, and
wherein each XML element includes a link to a document type definition (DTD), and
storing each XML element in a predefined schema, wherein each XML element is searchable via a search engine;
managing a set of document templates that are used to create research documents; and
managing a workflow lifecycle amongst a set of users generating a research document, including assigning and tracking tasks
among the set of users.
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