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Method and system for performing search queries using and building a block-level index

US10262056B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 28, 2014
Grant dateApr 16, 2019
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/316
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and a computer-readable medium for method for searching a plurality of documents. Each document is structured into a set of blocks and each block is associated with a block ID. The method includes receiving a search query including a search term having at least one search term attribute; identifying at least one block ID based on a correlation between the at least one search term attribute and the set of blocks; and identifying at least one document based on a correlation between the set of blocks and the documents. Methods for generating a data structure for searching documents are also described.

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