ABSTRACT:

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 Microsofts 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.

APPLICATIONS:

1 Easier and efficient retrieval of files ( text, multimedia ) than in the

conventional systems.
2 Versatile display of files in a Carousel view.
3 Supports the usage of high level queries.
4 Can be used in peer to peer(P2P) networks.

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:

5 Intel Pentium 4 processor

6 256 MB RAM
7 40GB Hard disk drive
8 15 Monitor
9 CD drive, Floppy drive
10 Keyboard, mouse

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:

11 Java Jdk1.3 / Visual Studio .NET

12 XML / Oracle 9i
13 MATLAB