Patent ID: 8719314
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for allowing the performance of a faceted search upon assets comprising: identifying, by at least one processor executing computer program instructions stored in a storage medium, a plurality of asset classification schemas, wherein each of the plurality of asset classification schemas defines hierarchical relationships between a classification name and a plurality of descriptive attributes, wherein the plurality of descriptive attributes are used to describe at least one asset, and wherein the plurality of asset classification schemas contain different descriptive attributes between the plurality of asset classification schemas; generating, by at least one processor executing computer program instructions stored in a storage medium, a consolidated faceted search schema from the plurality of asset classification schemas, wherein the consolidated faceted search schema consolidates the hierarchical relationships of each of the plurality of asset classification schemas without duplication of attributes at corresponding hierarchic levels; and conducting a faceted search to produce search results according to the consolidated faceted search schema.