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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2001
Vij Rajarajan, Redmond, WA (US);
Kishnan Nedungadi, Rio De Janeiro, BR;
Casey Kiernan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mel Macmahon, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andrew Hayes, Seattle, WA (US);
Vij Rajarajan, Redmond, WA (US);
Kishnan Nedungadi, Rio De Janeiro, BR;
Casey Kiernan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mel MacMahon, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andrew Hayes, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for query-based management of a plurality of resources in a network environment. The system uses web technology, preferably XML-technology, to receive and store information related to back-end resources and to provide a framework by which client computer systems can manage the plurality of back-end resources in a uniform manner. The system and method associates a search components to an object type, wherein the search components may come from different resources. Consequently, in a network environment having multiple resources, search information may be shared between different resources. Additionally, searching for a known objects retrieves information, both task and otherwise, associated with all shared resources. Thus a user can perform many different tasks just by searching for and locating the proper object. Furthermore, each of the resources may include a dedicated search engine for performing searches on dedicated resources.