System and method for searching and processing databases comprising named annotated text strings
US6249784A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99933
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for processing, searching, and performing in-context searches on named annotated text string databases. The system and method provides users with a means for interactively refining database searches in order to account for differences in keywords used to describe similar phenomena. The system and method provides a means for performing searches for particular predefined target strings in context of particular predefined context strings. Data is represented using data types referred to as Hits and E-Hits. Hits data contains locations of search results and the E-Hits data contains text of search results. Hits lists are sorted and duplicate entries are discarded. Context search results are segregated from non-context search results by sorting the Hits lists. The Search module operates on a Hits list and selects those elements that match one or more search key(s). The output from a Search module is a Results Hits list. The Context Search module accepts two inputs in addition to the search key(s), a Context Hits list and a Target Hits list. The output of the Context Search module is a Hits list that contains matches found within the specified context. The Select modul…
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