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G06F 16/38

Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Introduced: January 2019

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor > of unstructured textual data > Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

CPC:

Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor > of unstructured textual data (document management systems G06F16/93) > Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Of 4 combined children, 2 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 2019.

Child Classifications

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  • G06F 16/381 CPC only CPC only
  • G06F 16/382 CPC only CPC only
  • G06F 16/383 using metadata automatically derived from the content since 2019 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G06F 16/387 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location since 2019 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC