1. A computer controlled method for automatically segmenting an ensemble of digital data comprising a step of acquiring said ensemble of data, and wherein said ensemble of data is segmented by: identifying a first subset of sequences of Linking Data Elements, based on a repository of Linking Data Elements, each sequence comprising at least one Linking Data Element, identifying a second subset of sequences of Information Carrying Data Elements, each sequence comprising at least one Information Carrying Data Element, said sequences of Information Carrying Data Elements being linked by said sequences of Linking Data Elements, and providing said subsets in a structured format.