Patent ID: 6345277
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
Apparatus for accessing an information repository, comprising:a. a number of computer readable media; b. computer readable program code stored on said number of computer readable media, said computer readable program code comprising code for organizing information stored in said information repository into a hierarchy, said hierarchy comprising a hierarchy of a number of derived containers, wherein: i. said number of derived containers is generated in conformance with an information model comprising a hierarchy of type-defined container definition nodes, wherein each of said number of derived containers corresponds to one of said type-defined container definition nodes, and each of said type-defined container definition nodes is one of a number of container definition node types; ii. each of said number of derived containers represents a category of information in said information repository; and iii. each of said number of derived containers comprises contents.