Information item search from data memory expedient

摘要

The invention relates to a method of retrieving a plurality of information items from a data storage, the method comprising: submitting a request to the data storage, the request comprising a general classification; retrieving the plurality of information items of which at least a predefined amount of the plurality of information items complies with the general classification and wherein the general classification defines a first class and the plurality of information items are elements of a second class and there exists a subsumption relation between the first and second class. The invention further relates to a system ( 300 ) for retrieving a plurality of information items from a data storage, the system comprising: submitting means ( 306 ) conceived to submit a request to the data storage, the request comprising a general classification; classification means ( 312 ) conceived to define a first class and a second class, wherein the general classification defines the first class, and wherein the plurality of information items are elements of the second class and there exists a subsumption relation between the first and second class; retrieving means ( 308 ) conceived to retrieve the plurality of information items of which at least a predefined amount of the plurality of information items complies with the general classification.