The current project is divided into four inter-dependent phases.Phase 1 deals with designing algorithms for summarizing and indexing text files. In case of multimedia files the meta data files are created manually by the programmers. This phase also involves algorithms for converting .doc and .pdf files to.txt format. In this system the searching is not done at the run time as indexing is done before hand.In Phase 2 folders would be replaced by a new construct called a library. A library is a virtual folder that intelligently gathers information about files on the system and presents them to the users. The concept of folders ceases to exist. Instead, the users are privileged enough to view similar files together irrespective of their location in the physical memory. This enables retrieval of files based on various parameters. This concept is named as CAROUSEL VIEW after the proposed system with the same name to be launched by the Microsoft’s Windows Longhorn which is a complete revolution in itself.Phase 3 establishes a common peer to peer (P2P) protocol that enables remote querying over other terminals in the network. This module allows this software to be used across the internet and also over various LANs.In a nutshell , this project aims at creating a system which is highly enhanced over the existing traditional ones and providing a user friendly environment. Retrieving Files Using Content Based Searching
EXISTING SYSTEM:
Until recently, the management of large file systems (text and multimedia) has relied exclusively on manually entered alphanumeric annotations. Systems are beginning to emerge in both the research and commercial sectors based on ‘content-based’ file retrieval, a technique which explicitly manages image assets by directly representing their attributes. The conventional form of searching is to enter a name of a file, extension or any other related information about the file location and the file we are looking out for. But as time progresses changes are inevitable in all fields and this field is no exception. Extensive research work is going on for past few years in these areas as well.
PROPOSED SYSTEM:
The current project is divided into four inter-dependent phases.PHASE 1:Summarizing and Indexing files.PHASE 2: Developing Carousel view PHASE 3:Establishing a P2P protocol.Enhancements over the existing system:The following enhancements will be implemented in this project:
•Searching is done based on content
.•The P2P network supports remote querying
.•Concept of FOLDERS ceases to exist.