Method and system for performing search queries using and building a block-level index
US10262056B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2035 |
Classification
- 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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