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Method and apparatus for indexing documents for message filtering

US6314421A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 1998
Grant dateNov 6, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99935
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for a document filtering mechanism is provided. A document indexing mechanism is described. A first document is parsed into elements, and a deterministic pseudo-random score is calculated for at least some of the elements. A subset of the scores is selected based on the values of the scores. The subset of the scores is used as multiple indexes into a database of documents.

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