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Text indexing system

US5708829A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 25, 1996
Grant dateJan 13, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/247
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for generating an index for a collection of words, the apparatus including means for selecting an input word from the collection of words; means for generating words that are lexically related to the input word, wherein the input word and the lexically related words form a group of words; and an indexing engine for representing the occurrence in the collection of words of any of the members of the group by a single member of the group.

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