Patent ID: 7200597
Filing Date: 2007-04-03
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for retrieving information, comprising: a storage unit for storing an image, wherein the image comprises first and second selectable objects, and wherein the first selectable object is associated with a first metadata and the second selectable object is associated with a second metadata; a metadata editor to associate the first metadata with the first selectable object and to associate the second metadata with the second selectable object, wherein at least one of the first metadata and the second metadata is associated according to a metadata model formed with extensible Markup Language and Document Type Definitions; a visual output device; a processor in communication with the visual output device and the storage unit for reading the first and second metadata; a user input device in communication with the processor for instructing the processor to read the first and second metadata and display the first and second metadata on the visual output device; and a search engine in communication with the processor for receiving the first metadata whenever the user input device instructs the processor to read the first metadata associated with the first selectable object, wherein the search engine automatically initiates a search upon receiving the first metadata, and the search is based on the first metadata.