Patent ID: 7398262
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computerized method for the archival of symbolically linked information comprising the steps of: receiving, at a computer, an information element and at least an input symbol; normalizing the input symbol to generate a normalized symbol, said normalized symbol being in a standardized form according to a predetermined structure, the step of normalizing including applying one of a set of character rules and a set of process rules to the input symbol to generate the normalized symbol; providing a master symbol database containing a set of master symbols and a set of parent identifiers, wherein each master symbol includes at least one symbol segment; searching the master symbol database using the normalized symbol to find a matching master symbol and linked parent identifier; and storing at least the parent identifier and the information element so that the parent identifier is linked to the information element, wherein each master symbol is structured according to a symbol template containing at least one symbol field and wherein each master symbol includes at least one symbol segment corresponding respectively to the at least one symbol field defined by the symbol template.